William Dawson
Politician, Deceased Person
1825 – 1901
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Who was William Dawson?
William Dawson, born in Ireland, was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1878 to 1881. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland on October 1, 1825. He was a successful banker. When he was elected as mayor, he became the first mayor to be Irish in Saint Paul. He died on February 19, 1901. He died poor after his Bank of Minnesota failed five years before he died. There is a two acre parked named after him in Saint Paul.
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- Born
- 1825
Ireland - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- County Cavan
- Died
- 1901
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on July 23, 2013
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