William Dawson (Missouri), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Dawson (Missouri)
U.S. Representative from Missouri
Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1848
Place of Birth: New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 12-Oct-1929
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About William Dawson (Missouri)
- William Dawson (March 17, 1848 – October 12, 1929) was a U.S.
- Representative from Missouri. Born in New Madrid, Missouri, Dawson was graduated from Christian Brothers' College in St.
- Louis, Missouri in 1869. Dawson was elected sheriff and collector of New Madrid County in 1870 and 1872.
- He served as a member of the state House of Representatives in 1878–1884.
- Dawson was elected as a Democrat to the 49th Congress from Missouri's 14th congressional district, serving from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886.
- He engaged in the land business in New Madrid and served as clerk of the New Madrid County Circuit Court of 1915–1927.
- He died in New Madrid in 1929 and is interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
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