Charles Dawe

Charles Dawe (February 28, 1845^[1] – March 29, 1908) was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace from 1878 to 1889 and Port de Grave from 1893 to 1900 and from 1906 to 1908 as a Conservative.

He was born in Port de Grave. Dawe was a sealing captain and operated a fishery supply business in Bay Roberts with his brother Azariah. He was a Liberal supporter until 1885. He served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio in 1894 and from 1897 to 1889. Dawe was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1889. He was elected in an 1906 by-election and served as leader of the Conservatives until he retired from politics in 1908. Dawe died in St. John's in 1908.

References

• Cuff, Robert H (1990). Dictionary of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography. ISBN 0-921191-51-0. 

1. ^ Ryan, Shannon (1994). The ice hunters: a history of Newfoundland sealing to 1914. Breakwater Books. p. 381. ISBN 1550810979. http://books.google.ca/books?id=6dWY-gZTGLgC&pg=RA1-PA381. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 

External links

• "C. & A. Dawe fonds, 1874-1925". Memorial University. http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/findingaids/dawe.php. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 

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Name	Dawe, Charles
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Date of birth	February 28, 1845
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Date of death	March 29, 1908
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