Joseph Dawson (governor)
Joseph or Joe Dawson may refer to: *Joe Dawson (baseball) (1897–1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Joe Dawson (basketball) (born 1960), American former professional basketball player * Joe Dawson (boxer), English boxer in the 1970s *Joe Dawson (Highlander), a fictional character portrayed by Jim Byrnes in the American TV series ''Highlander'' *Joe Dawson (racing driver) Joseph Crook Dawson (July 17, 1889 - June 17, 1946) was an American race car driver. Biography He was born in Odon, Indiana on July 17, 1889. Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to ... (1889–1946), American racecar driver * Joseph Dawson III (born 1970), United States District Judge * Joseph Bernard Dawson (1883–1965), New Zealand gynaecologist * Joseph T. Dawson (1914–1998), officer in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during World War II {{hndis, Dawson, Joseph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Dawson (baseball)
Ralph Fenton "Joe" Dawson (March 9, 1897 – January 4, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons starting at the age of 27. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1924 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1927 to 1929. He was born in Bow, Washington Bow is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington. It is located near the towns of Bay View, Edison, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Bow is included in the Mount Vernon- Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bow overlo ... and grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia. His brother, Rex, had a brief stint in the Majors. References External links 1897 births 1978 deaths Cleveland Indians players Pittsburgh Pirates players Baseball players from Washington (state) Baseball people from British Columbia People from Bow, Washington {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Dawson (basketball)
Joe Dawson (Hebrew: ג'ו דאוסן; born May 16, 1960) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at Druid High School in his native Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and played four years of college basketball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, leading the team in scoring and rebounding multiple times and was an all-conference selection. After going undrafted in the 1982 NBA draft, he started his professional career in the Continental Basketball Association, and was selected as an all-star in each of the three seasons he played there. After a brief experience in the USBL he moved abroad, playing in Venezuela and France (where he was the LNB Pro A top scorer). In 1987 he had his first experience in the Israeli league with Hapoel Holon: he would play in Israel for 14 seasons, leading the league in both scoring and rebounding in 1992. He was named the 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. He was inducted in the Southern Miss Hall of Fa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Dawson (boxer)
Joseph Dawson is a retired English boxer. Boxing career Dawson was twice National Champion in 1978 and 1979 after winning the prestigious ABA light-flyweight title, boxing out of Boston ABC. He represented England in the -48 kg light-flyweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References Living people British male boxers Boxers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Year of birth missing (living people) Featherweight boxers Light-flyweight boxers Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Dawson (Highlander)
Joe Dawson is a fictional character in the ''Highlander'' franchise, created for the live-action TV show '' Highlander: The Series''. A marine who leaves active service after losing his legs during the Vietnam War, he finds a new calling by joining the order of Watchers, people who record the lives and actions of immortals who secretly live on Earth. His main assignment during the course of the show is to chronicle the life of protagonist Duncan MacLeod, an immortal swordsman born in the Scottish Highlands. When the Highlander learns about the Watchers, he meets Joe and the two eventually become friends. Joe Dawson is portrayed by actor Jim Byrnes. Fictional biography Series Born in 1950, Joe Dawson later joins the United States Marine Corps and fights in the Vietnam War. His commanding officer is Andrew Cord, an immortal (though at the time, Dawson is unaware such people exist). In 1968, after seeing Cord shot, Dawson accidentally steps on a landmine that explodes. Cord, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Dawson (racing Driver)
Joseph Crook Dawson (July 17, 1889 - June 17, 1946) was an American race car driver. Biography He was born in Odon, Indiana on July 17, 1889. Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth-place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race, dropped out with a mechanical failure. At age 22 years and 323 days, Dawson was the youngest winner of the "500" until Troy Ruttman won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 The 36th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was a motor race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1952. It was the opening race of the 1952 AAA National Championship Trail and was also race 2 of 8 in the 1952 World Champion ... at age 22 years and 86 days. In his final Indy 500 race in 1914, Dawson retired after an accident on the 45th lap when avoiding Ray Gilhooley. He died on June 17, 1946 at age 56.According to two separate handwri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph Dawson III
Joseph Dawson III (born 1970) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Education Dawson earned his Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel, and his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee" White House, October 1, 2020 Legal career From 2001–2020, Dawson operated his own law practice and focused on general civil litigation and providing strategic advice to small businesses. He also currently served as County Attorney for[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph Bernard Dawson
Sir Joseph Bernard Dawson (8 April 1883 – 17 August 1965) was a New Zealand gynaecologist. He was born in Erdington, Warwickshire, England, on 8 April 1883. In the 1948 New Year Honours, Dawson was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established .... References 1883 births 1965 deaths English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand gynaecologists New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire {{NewZealand-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |