Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Petitions and Memorials. 1813 - 1968. Remarks of Congressman William Dawson on Presentation of Petition in Support of House Resolution 7453

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Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Petitions and Memorials. 1813 - 1968. Remarks of Congressman William Dawson on Presentation of Petition in Support of House Resolution 7453

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Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970

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William Levi Dawson (April 26, 1886 – November 9, 1970) was an American politician and lawyer who represented a Chicago, Illinois district for more than 27 years in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to his death in office in 1970. In 1949, he became the first African American to chair a congressional committee. Born in segregated Georgia, Dawson attended Fisk University in Tennessee and Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. He served as an officer in th...