Dawson, Albert Foster, 1872-1949.
U.S. Representative from Iowa and businessman.
From the description of Papers of Albert Foster Dawson, 1904-1942. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233106853
Newspaper editor, congressman, and bank president from Iowa. Dawson engaged in newspaper work in Preston and Clinton Iowa (1891-1984). He served as secretary to Representative George M. Curtis and Senator William B. Allison (1895-1905) before being elected to Congress representing Iowa's second congressional district (1905-1911). After declining candidacy for renomination Dawson went on to become the president of the First National Bank of Davenport (1911-1929), executive secretary of the Republican National Senatorial Committee (1930), and a public utilities executive in Cincinnati, Ohio (1931-1945).
From the description of Scrapbooks, 1886-1936. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 52933679
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Dawson, Albert Foster, 1872-1949. Scrapbooks, 1886-1936. | Iowa State Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Dawson, Albert Foster, 1872-1949. Papers of Albert Foster Dawson, 1904-1942. | University of Iowa Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Allison, William Boyd, 1829-1908. | person |
| associatedWith | Curtis, George Martin, 1844-1921. | person |
| associatedWith | First National Bank (Davenport, Iowa) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Davenport (Iowa) | |||
| United States | |||
| Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) | |||
| Iowa | |||
| Clinton (Iowa) | |||
| United States | |||
| Muscatine (Iowa) | |||
| Iowa |
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| Speeches, addresses, etc. |
| Bankers |
| Banks and banking |
| Legislators |
| Liberty bonds |
| Newspaper editors |
| Postal service |
| Savings bonds |
| Tobacco taxation |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
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Person
Birth 1872
Death 1949
