John Dawson (1762 – March 31, 1814) was a Virginian lawyer, soldier and politician who served in the War of 1812 and a term in the Continental Congress as well as several terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1797 until his death in office in 1814.[1]
Known for his stylish attire and red hair, "Beau" Dawson was a good friend of, and prolific correspondent with, James Madison, for Dawson's stepfather Judge Joseph Jones raised Madison's good friend (and sometimes political opponent) James Monroe after his father's death.[2] Dawson served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1786 to 1789 and was also elected a delegate of the Continental Congress in 1788.
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December 01, 2023
john, dawson, virginia, politician, john, dawson, 1762, march, 1814, virginian, lawyer, soldier, politician, served, 1812, term, continental, congress, well, several, terms, house, representatives, from, 1797, until, death, office, 1814, john, dawsonmember, ho. John Dawson 1762 March 31 1814 was a Virginian lawyer soldier and politician who served in the War of 1812 and a term in the Continental Congress as well as several terms in the U S House of Representatives from 1797 until his death in office in 1814 1 John DawsonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 11th districtIn office March 4 1813 March 31 1814Preceded byJohn RoaneSucceeded byPhilip P BarbourMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 10th districtIn office March 4 1803 March 3 1813Preceded byEdwin GraySucceeded byAylett HawesMember of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 15th districtIn office March 4 1797 March 4 1803Preceded byJames Madison Jr Succeeded byJohn RandolphDelegate from Virginia to the Congress of the ConfederationIn office 1788 1789Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Culpeper districtIn office 1786 1789Personal detailsBorn1762 1762 Virginia Colony British AmericaDiedMarch 31 1814 1814 03 31 aged 51 52 Washington D C U S Resting placeCongressional CemeteryPolitical partyDemocratic RepublicanAlma materHarvard CollegeProfessionLawyer planter military officer politician Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editBorn in the Colony of Virginia Dawson graduated from Harvard University in 1782 studied law and was admitted to the bar Career editKnown for his stylish attire and red hair Beau Dawson was a good friend of and prolific correspondent with James Madison for Dawson s stepfather Judge Joseph Jones raised Madison s good friend and sometimes political opponent James Monroe after his father s death 2 Dawson served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1786 to 1789 and was also elected a delegate of the Continental Congress in 1788 A delegate to the Virginia Convention in 1788 Dawson opposed ratification aligning himself with Monroe Patrick Henry and George Mason although that convention as a whole ratified the United States Constitution The following year Dawson was selected to Virginia s privy council and served in that executive branch capacity for several years In 1796 Dawson was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Republican and served from 1797 to his death in 1814 In 1801 President John Adams selected Dawson to transmit dispatches to the Government of France and Dawson thus averted war with the one time ally Dawson became chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia from 1813 to 1814 as well as served as an aide to Generals Jacob Brown and future President Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 Death editDawson died in Washington D C on March 31 1814 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References edit United States Congress John Dawson id D000151 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Richard Labunski James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights Oxford University Press 2006 pp 24 25 U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJames Madison Jr Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 15th congressional districtMarch 4 1797 March 4 1803 obsolete district Succeeded byJohn RandolphPreceded byEdwin Gray Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 10th congressional districtMarch 4 1803 March 4 1813 Succeeded byAylett HawesPreceded byJohn Roane Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 11th congressional districtMarch 4 1813 March 31 1814 Succeeded byPhilip P Barbour nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Dawson Virginia politician amp oldid 1185692618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
