William Dawson (politician)
- William Dawson (politician)
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.
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*cite book |author=Johnston, Patricia Condon |title=Minnesota's Irish |publisher=Johnston Pub. Inc |location=Afton, Minnesota |year=1984 |pages=p. 14 |isbn=0-942934-07-5 |oclc= |doi=
*cite web | title =St. Paul Mayors| publisher =Saint Paul Public Library | url = http://www.stpaul.lib.mn.us/pdf/mayors.pdf | format =pdf | accessdate =2007-10-03
*cite web | title =Mayors of St. Paul, Minnesota | publisher =The Political Graveyard | url = http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintpaul.html | accessdate =2007-10-03
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