William Dawson (mayor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Dawson (mayor)

mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1825

Place of Birth: County Cavan, Ireland

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1901

Profession: politician, banker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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.
He died poor after his Bank of Minnesota failed five years before he died.
There is a two-acre park named after him in Saint Paul.
He is the namesake of the city of Dawson, Minnesota.