Richard A. Dawson | |
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Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
In office January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1881 [1] | |
Member of the
Arkansas 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 Virginia |
Died | 1906 Chicago, Illinois | (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 at Oberlin College, [7] and received his law degree from the Old University of Chicago. [5] Dawson practiced law in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and represented the area in the Arkansas General Assembly from 1873 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1881.
Dawson served alongside other African-American legislators in both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly in the post-Reconstruction era. Dawson represented the 20th district in the Arkansas Senate ( Bradley, Grant, Lincoln, and Jefferson counties) alongside John M. Clayton in the 19th Arkansas General Assembly and the 1874 Extraordinary Arkansas General Assembly. [8] Dawson was elected to represent the Jefferson County district in the Arkansas House of Representatives during the 22nd Arkansas General Assembly alongside J. A. Hudson & William C. Payne. A Republican, he switched to become a Democrat by 1900. [7]
Richard A. Dawson | |
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Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
In office January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1881 [1] | |
Member of the
Arkansas 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 Virginia |
Died | 1906 Chicago, Illinois | (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 at Oberlin College, [7] and received his law degree from the Old University of Chicago. [5] Dawson practiced law in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and represented the area in the Arkansas General Assembly from 1873 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1881.
Dawson served alongside other African-American legislators in both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly in the post-Reconstruction era. Dawson represented the 20th district in the Arkansas Senate ( Bradley, Grant, Lincoln, and Jefferson counties) alongside John M. Clayton in the 19th Arkansas General Assembly and the 1874 Extraordinary Arkansas General Assembly. [8] Dawson was elected to represent the Jefferson County district in the Arkansas House of Representatives during the 22nd Arkansas General Assembly alongside J. A. Hudson & William C. Payne. A Republican, he switched to become a Democrat by 1900. [7]