George Walker Wesley Dawson (February 14, 1858 – July 2, 1936) was an
Irish
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-born merchant and political figure in
Ontario
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, Canada. He represented
Addington in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Sligo, the son of the
Reverend Abraham Dawson, and came to
Canada West
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with his family in 1864. He was educated in
Kingston and
Belleville. Dawson owned a mill. He was a Crown Land agent, reeve for
Clarendon Township and also served as postmaster. In 1881, he married Amy Elizabeth Orford. Dawson was defeated when he ran for re-election to the House of Commons in 1896. He later served as inspector of penitentiaries and purchasing agent for the
Department of Public Works
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. He was instrumental in the founding of the Anglican Church in Plevna, Ontario. Dawson died at his home in
The Glebe
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in
Ottawa at the age of 78.
''Away Back in Clarendon and Miller'' (1976)
Armstrong, CA p. 87
References
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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', AJ Gemmill
1858 births
1936 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
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