Dawson, John, 1762-1814

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>04/00/1813 VA District 11 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>04/00/1811 VA District 10 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>04/00/1809 VA District 10 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>04/00/1807 VA District 10 Won 60.00% (+20.00%)</li>
<li>12/02/1805 US House Speaker Lost 8.55% (-41.03%)</li>
<li>04/00/1805 VA District 10 Won 66.17% (+32.34%)</li>
<li>04/00/1803 VA District 10 Won 94.35% (+88.71%)</li>
<li>04/22/1801 VA District 15 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>04/24/1799 VA District 15 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>03/20/1797 VA District 15 Won 66.87% (+33.73%)</li>
<li>06/01/1788 Virginia Ratifying Convention Won 50.00% (+0.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1787 VA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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DAWSON, John, a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia; born in that State in 1762; was graduated from Harvard University in 1782; studied law; was admitted to the bar, and practiced; member of the State house of delegates 1786-1789; Member of the Continental Congress in 1788; delegate to the State convention in 1788 that ratified the Federal Constitution; elected privy councilor December 16, 1789; elected as a Republican to the Fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1797, until his death; chairman, Committee on District of Columbia (Thirteenth Congress); was the bearer of dispatches from President John Adams to the Government of France in 1801; served as aide to Gen. Jacob Brown and to Gen. Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812; died in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1814; interment in the Congressional Cemetery.

<p>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 before his death in office.</p>

<p>Born in the Colony of Virginia, Dawson graduated from Harvard University in 1782, studied law and was admitted to the bar.</p>

<p>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. Dawson served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1786 to 1789 and was also elected a member of the Continental Congress in 1788.</p>