Abraham Dawson was an Irish-Canadian

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

cleric. He was also a very prominent member of the Orange Order in Canada and member of a Canadian political family. He was born in

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, County Tyrone, on 29 July 1816. As a Christian preacher, he was based in a variety of locations throughout Ireland, including Knockmanaul, Turin,

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, Manorhamilton,

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and Newtownstewart, before immigrating to Canada West in 1864. He had about twelve children, including

George Walker Wesley Dawson George Walker Wesley Dawson (February 14, 1858 – July 2, 1936) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Addington in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Liberal member. He was b ...

, who became a member of parliament. He was the grand chaplain of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada in 1874. He died on 12 May 1884 in Plevna, Ontario.

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Canadian Anglican priests Christian clergy from County Tyrone 1816 births 1884 deaths 19th-century Irish Anglican priests {{Canada-reli-bio-stub