William Mercer Owens Dawson (May 21, 1853March 12, 1916) was the
12th Governor of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
, 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 of West Virginia is an elected office within the U.S. state of West Virginia state government. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing the state's election process, including voter registration and election re ...
from 1897 until 1905.
External links
Biography of William M. O. Dawson
Republican Party governors of West Virginia
People from Preston County, West Virginia
Secretaries of State of West Virginia
1853 births
1916 deaths
19th-century American politicians
20th-century American politicians
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