John A. Dawson (Canadian politician)

John A. Dawson
Member of the 3rd Canadian Parliament for Pictou
In office 1874–1878
Preceded by	Robert Doull and James McDonald
Succeeded by	Robert Doull and James McDonald
Personal details
Born	1826 Pictou, Nova Scotia
Died	October 31, 1902 Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality	Canada
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Residence	Pictou, Nova Scotia[1]
Occupation	merchant, taxidermist

John A. Dawson (1826 – October 31, 1902) was a Canadian politician, merchant and taxidermist.

Dawson was educated in Pictou.^[1] He was concurrently elected to the House of Commons of Canada with James William Carmichael in 1874 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Pictou. He lost in the elections of 1878 and 1882.

Electoral history[]

v t 1874 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,178	Y
	Liberal	John A. Dawson	2,124	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	Robert Doull	2,123
	Conservative	James McDonald	2,110

v t 1878 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	James McDonald	2,747	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	Robert Doull	2,681	Y
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,433
	Liberal	John A. Dawson	2,378

v t 1882 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	John McDougald	2,709	Y
	Conservative	Charles Hibbert Tupper	2,681	Y
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,397
	Liberal	John A. Dawson	2,320

References[]

External links[]

• John A. Dawson (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography

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