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Dawson

(Encyclopedia) Dawson or Dawson City, city, W Yukon, Canada, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers. It is the trade center of the Klondike…

Dawson Creek

(Encyclopedia) Dawson Creek, city, E British Columbia, Canada, near the Alta. border, on Dawson Creek and NE of Prince George. An important grain-…

William Levi Dawson

American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in 1921, went on to receive a…

Dawson, Sir John William

(Encyclopedia) Dawson, Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator, b. Pictou, N.S., studied at the Univ. of Edinburgh. After serving (1850–55) as superintendent of education in Nova…

Marvin Dawson MATHIS, Congress, GA (1940)

MATHIS, Marvin Dawson, a Representative from Georgia; born in Nashville, Berrien County, Ga., November 30, 1940; attended the Nashville public schools; attended South Georgia College in…

John DAWSON, Congress, VA (1762-1814)

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;…

William Johnson DAWSON, Congress, NC (1798)

DAWSON, William Johnson, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., birth date unknown; member of the State house of commons, 1791; served as a member of the…

William DAWSON, Congress, MO (1848-1929)

DAWSON, William, a Representative from Missouri; born in New Madrid, New Madrid County, Mo., March 17, 1848; was graduated from Christian Brothers’ College, St. Louis, Mo., in 1869; elected…

Richard I

(Encyclopedia) Richard I,&sp;Richard Cœur de LionRichard I,kör də lyôNˈ [key], or Richard Lion-Heart, 1157–99, king of England (1189–99); third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although…