John Littleton Dawson
Born: February 7, 1813
Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Father: George W. Dawson 1783 – 1871
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Kennedy 1786 – 1845
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Mary Clark 1817 – 1889
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Sarah Kennedy Dawson Speer 1837 – 1911
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1833: Graduated from Washington College
Occupation before War:
1835 – 1845: Attorney in Brownsville, Pennsylvania
1838: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Attorney General
1844: Pennsylvania Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1845 – 1848: United States District Attorney, Western Pennsylvania
1848: Pennsylvania Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1848: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congressman
1851 – 1855: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1851 – 1853: Member of House Private Land Claims Committee
1853 – 1855: House Chairman of Agriculture Committee
Declined to be Governor of Kansas Territory
1854: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
1855 – 1863: Attorney in Brownsville, Pennsylvania
1860: Pennsylvania Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1863 – 1867: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1863 – 1865: Ranking Member of House Public Expenditures
1863 – 1865: Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Rules Committee
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
1866: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
During his entire congressional career only missed 404 roll call votes.
1867 – 1870: Lived at his home retired in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
1868: Pennsylvania Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Died: September 18, 1870
Place of Death: Friendship Hill Estate, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania
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