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Henry Ward Dawson, Sr. (November 6, 1890 – 1963) was an American doubles tennis champion with
Maurice E. McLoughlin Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve, overhead, and volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States. Biography He was ...
. In 1916 they were the number two [seeded American doubles team. That year, they won the Pacific coast double championship and the United States sectional double championship in Chicago, Illinois.


Biography

He was born in Iowa on November 6, 1890 to John Dawson and Mabel Walker. He was raised in Los Angeles, attended the public school system, and then attended Stanford University. After graduation, he went to work for the Mexican Petroleum Company in Tampico, Mexico. He died in 1963.


Grand Slam finals


Doubles (1 runner-ups)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Henry Ward 1890 births 1963 deaths American male tennis players Stanford University alumni Tennis players from Los Angeles