Richard A. Dawson | |
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| Member of theArkansas House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
| In office January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1881[1] | |
| Member of theArkansas Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office January 6, 1873 – November 10, 1874[3] Serving with John M. Clayton[4] | |
| Preceded by | (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1848 |
| Died | 1906(1906-00-00) (aged 57–58) |
| Political party | Republican (until–1900) Democrat (1900– death) |
| Education | Oberlin College Old University of Chicago |
Richard A. Dawson (1848 - 1906) was a lawyer and state legislator in Arkansas.[5][6] He was born in Virginia and his father was a minister. Dawson studied atOberlin College,[7] and received his law degree from theOld University of Chicago.[5] Dawson practiced law inPine Bluff, Arkansas and represented the area in theArkansas General Assembly from 1873 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1881.
Dawson served alongside other African-American legislators in both houses of theArkansas General Assembly in thepost-Reconstruction era. Dawson represented the 20th district in theArkansas Senate (Bradley,Grant,Lincoln, andJefferson counties) alongsideJohn M. Clayton in the19th Arkansas General Assembly and the1874 Extraordinary Arkansas General Assembly.[3] Dawson was elected to represent the Jefferson County district in theArkansas House of Representatives during the22nd Arkansas General Assembly alongsideJ. A. Hudson &William C. Payne. A Republican, he switched to become a Democrat by 1900.[7]
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