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John L. Dawson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | James K. Moorhead |
| Succeeded by | John Covode |
| Constituency | 21st district |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Ogle |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Knight |
| Constituency | 18th district (1851–1853) 20th district (1853–1855) |
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| Born | (1813-02-07)February 7, 1813 |
| Died | September 18, 1870(1870-09-18) (aged 57) |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Littleton Dawson (February 7, 1813 – September 18, 1870) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Dawson was born inUniontown, Pennsylvania, and grew up inBrownsville, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromWashington College with a degree in law, was grantedadmission to the bar in 1835, and ran a small law practice. He served as deputy attorney general forFayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1838, and as district attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania from 1845 until 1848.
In1848, he unsuccessfully ran for congress as aDemocrat, but on subsequent attempts he was elected and served in the32nd and33rd congresses, from March 4, 1851, until March 3, 1855, when he stepped down, declining the nomination for the next term. While serving as a congressman he was the chairman of theCommittee on Agriculture.
During his time away from congress, PresidentFranklin Pierce offered him the governorship ofKansas Territory, but he declined so that he could run for congress again, which he was elected to again in 1863, and served on the38th and39th congresses from March 4, 1863, until March 3, 1867. His vote on theThirteenth Amendment is recorded as nay.
He was a delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1844,1848,1860,1868.
He retired to his home inSpringfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he died at age 57. He was interred at Christ Episcopal Churchyard in Brownsville.
In 1860, he was honored as the namesake ofDawson County, Nebraska, in what was then Nebraska Territory.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 18th congressional district 1851–1853 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 20th congressional district 1853–1855 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 21st congressional district 1863–1867 | Succeeded by |
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