John Bennett Dawson, U. S. Representative from Louisiana

1798 - 1845  (47 years)

• Name	John Bennett Dawson
  Suffix	U. S. Representative from Louisiana
  Birth	17 Mar 1798	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jun 1845	St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Lousiana   [1]
  Burial	Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Lousiana   [1]
  Person ID	I12177	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Children	1. Anna Ruffin Dawson,   b. 1824   d. 18 May 1853 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F6607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  From Wikipedia, accessed 1 Nov 2020: John Bennett Dawson […] was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. Born near Nashville, Tennessee on March 17, 1798, he went to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He moved to Louisiana and became a planter residing at Wyoming Plantation; he was also interested in the newspaper business. He married Margaret Johnson and together they had four children. His daughter Anna Ruffin Dawson married Robert C. Wickliffe who would serve as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Louisiana in the 1850s. From 1823-1824, Dawson was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives representing Feliciana Parish. He unsuccessfully ran for Louisiana Governor in 1834. He was defeated by Whig candidate Edward D. White. In 1840, Dawson was elected as a Democrat representing the Second District in the 27th Congress. He was re-elected in 1842 and represented the Third District in the 28th Congress. He served from March 4, 1841, until his death on June 26, 1845. He defeated James M. Elam (Whig) in the election of 1843. He served as major-general in the State militia, judge of the parish court in West Feliciana Parish, and U.S. postmaster at New Orleans from April 10, 1843, until December 19, 1843.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4716] Find a Grave page for John Bennett Dawson.