William Dawson may refer to:

Politicians

* William Johnston Dawson (1765–1796/8), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * William L. Dawson (politician) (1886–1970), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

William M. O. Dawson William Mercer Owens Dawson (May 21, 1853March 12, 1916) was the 12th Governor of West Virginia, serving from 1905 until 1909. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Secretary of State of West Virginia The Secretary of State (U.S. ...

(1853–1916), Governor of West Virginia * William Dawson (diplomat) (1885–1972), career United States diplomat *

William A. Dawson William Adams Dawson (November 5, 1903 – November 7, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Born in Layton, Utah, Dawson attended the public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Utah in 1926. He was admitted t ...

(1903–1981), U.S. Representative from Utah *

William Crosby Dawson William Crosby Dawson (January 4, 1798May 5, 1856) was a lawyer, judge, politician, and soldier from Georgia. Early life, education and legal career Dawson was born in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia, January 4, 1798. His parents were Geo ...

(1798–1856), United States Senator from Georgia *

William Curran Dawson William Curran Dawson (September 17, 1818 - June 11, 1893) represented Russell County, Alabama in the state legislature in 1855. He fought in the Creek War of 1836 and was a merchant and planter at Glenville, Alabama. He was born in Greene Count ...

(1818–1893), Alabama politician, soldier * William Dawson (Missouri politician) (1848–1929), U.S. Representative from Missouri *

William Dawson (mayor) William Dawson (born in Ireland), was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1878 to 1881. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland on October 1, 1825. He was a successful banker. When he was elected as mayor, he became the first mayor to b ...

(1825–1901), mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota * William McDonell Dawson (1822–1890), member of the Legislative Assembly for Canada East *

William Dawson (New Zealand politician) William Dawson (January 1852 – 27 July 1923) was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Early life Dawson was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in January 1852. He followed his father into the profession ...

(1852–1923), New Zealand politician for Dunedin Suburbs * William Eddison Dawson (1829–1902), English-born businessman and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Other people

* William Dawson (college president) (1704?–1752), second president of the College of William & Mary * William Dawson (sportsman) (1850–1916), English cricketer and rugby union player *

William "Red" Dawson William Alfred "Red" Dawson (born December 4, 1942) is a former American football player and assistant coach for Marshall University. He was nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Playing career The Valdosta, Georgia native attended Florida State U ...

(born 1942), American football player *

William Harbutt Dawson William Harbutt Dawson (27 July 1860 – 7 March 1948) was a British journalist, civil servant and author, and an acknowledged expert on German politics and society. Career Dawson's first job was on the ''Craven Pioneer'', a Liberal newspaper ...

(1860–1948), British writer * William James Dawson (1854–1928), English clergyman and author *

William L. Dawson (composer) William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990) was an American composer, choir director, professor, and musicologist. Life Of African Americans, African American heritage, Dawson was born in Anniston, Alabama. In 1912, Dawson ran away fr ...

(1899–1990), African-American composer *

William Francis Dawson Captain William Francis Dawson (???? – 29 March 1829) was a prominent road builder in British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). An Engineer attached to the Royal Engineers, he was given the task of building the Colombo - Kandy Road linking Col ...

(died 1829), road builder in British Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka * William Henderson Dawson (died 1879), Tyneside poet, songwriter, author and bookbinder *

William Leon Dawson William Leon Dawson (1873–1928) was a noted American ornithologist, author and lecturer. Early years William Dawson was born on 20 February 1873 at Leon, a small county seat in southern Iowa just north of the Missouri state line. He was the ...

(1873–1928), American ornithologist, author and lecturer *

William Dawson (ornithologist) William Ryan Dawson (24 August 1927 – 8 March 2020) was an American zoologist and ornithologist and emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Michigan. He is known in the field of ornithology for his comparative studies on desert and clo ...

(1927–2020), American ornithologist

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