He was appointed clerk to the Chief Secretary of Ireland, Matthew Prior, in 1697. In that role he petitioned for the establishment of a Paper & Patent Office.[3] He became the Collector of Dublin in 1703, and held the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland to the Lords Justices[4] from 1710 under Queen Anne. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons for Wicklow from 1705 to 1714.
He developed an area of Dublin in 1705–1710 which included the setting out and construction of the streets of Dawson Street, Anne Street, Grafton Street and Harry Street.[5] These were named after, respectively, himself, Queen Anne, and Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton (the son of Charles II and cousin of Queen Anne). This development included the construction of the Mansion House in Dawson Street in 1710 which was purchased in 1715 to be the official residence of the Mayor of Dublin – which it has remained for 300 years.[6]
Dawson resided in County Londonderry and Dublin. Dawson's ancestral family had owned land and lived in the area where he founded Dawson's Bridge in 1710 (named after the bridge over the River Moyola), which was to become present-day Castledawson. In his estate he built Moyola House in 1713.
^Mahaffy, Egbert Pentland (Ed.) 1702–1703. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series. Of The Reign Of Queen Anne. Public Record Office. Volume I.
^Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. Genealogy of the Dawson Family, Castledawson.; PRONI D.618/235; CMSIED 9605053
^Campion, M. (1962). ‘Dawson Street and the Dawson Family’. Dublin Historical Record. Vol. 17, No. 2 (March), pp 62- 73. Dublin
^Dublin City Council. "Joshua Dawson’s descendants welcomed back to their ancestor’s home – Dublin’s Mansion House" Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^"The Peerage" website Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^The Historical Register: Containing an Impartial Relation of All Transactions, Foreign and Domestick, Volume 10. Sun Fire Office, 1725
^Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 136.
^Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall, ed. The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. V. Dublin: James Moore. p. 178.
January 01, 1970
joshua, dawson, 1660, 1725, anglo, irish, public, servant, land, developer, politician, kingdom, ireland, appointed, clerk, chief, secretary, ireland, matthew, prior, 1697, that, role, petitioned, establishment, paper, patent, office, became, collector, dublin. Joshua Dawson 1660 1725 was an Anglo Irish public servant land developer and politician 1 2 of the Kingdom of Ireland He was appointed clerk to the Chief Secretary of Ireland Matthew Prior in 1697 In that role he petitioned for the establishment of a Paper amp Patent Office 3 He became the Collector of Dublin in 1703 and held the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland to the Lords Justices 4 from 1710 under Queen Anne He was a Member of Parliament MP in the Irish House of Commons for Wicklow from 1705 to 1714 He developed an area of Dublin in 1705 1710 which included the setting out and construction of the streets of Dawson Street Anne Street Grafton Street and Harry Street 5 These were named after respectively himself Queen Anne and Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke of Grafton the son of Charles II and cousin of Queen Anne This development included the construction of the Mansion House in Dawson Street in 1710 which was purchased in 1715 to be the official residence of the Mayor of Dublin which it has remained for 300 years 6 Dawson resided in County Londonderry and Dublin Dawson s ancestral family had owned land and lived in the area where he founded Dawson s Bridge in 1710 named after the bridge over the River Moyola which was to become present day Castledawson In his estate he built Moyola House in 1713 Personal life editDawson was born in 1660 at the family seat which became Castledawson County Londonderry the son of Thomas Dawson Commissary of the Musters of the Army in Ireland He married Anne Carr in January 1695 96 and had six children Mary William Charles Anne Elizabeth Eleanor Arthur Joseph and Arabella He died on 3 March 1725 7 8 Notable relatives included Henry Richard Dawson Robert Dawson Sackville Hamilton Henry Hamilton governor and Henry Hamilton politician 9 10 References edit Montgomery Massingberd Hugh Burke s Irish Family Records London U K Burkes Peerage Ltd 1976 Page 235 Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 volume 1 page 472 Mahaffy Egbert Pentland Ed 1702 1703 Calendar of State Papers Domestic Series Of The Reign Of Queen Anne Public Record Office Volume I Public Record Office Northern Ireland Genealogy of the Dawson Family Castledawson PRONI D 618 235 CMSIED 9605053 Campion M 1962 Dawson Street and the Dawson Family Dublin Historical Record Vol 17 No 2 March pp 62 73 Dublin Dublin City Council Joshua Dawson s descendants welcomed back to their ancestor s home Dublin s Mansion House Retrieved 12 November 2015 The Peerage website Retrieved 12 November 2015 The Historical Register Containing an Impartial Relation of All Transactions Foreign and Domestick Volume 10 Sun Fire Office 1725 Burke John 1832 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire vol I 4th ed London Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley p 136 Lodge John 1789 Mervyn Archdall ed The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom vol V Dublin James Moore p 178 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joshua Dawson amp oldid 1164597763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
