Samuel Edward Dawson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian businessman, writer and civil servant
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Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Samuel Edward Dawson
- Samuel Edward Dawson, (June 1, 1833 – February 9, 1916) was a Canadian businessman, publisher, author, and civil servant. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin Dawson and Elizabeth Gardner, Dawson moved with his family to Montreal in 1847.
- Dawson worked with his father in his father's bookstore called Benjamin Dawson and Son.
- After his father retired in 1860, Dawson went into a partnership with his brother and the firm was renamed Dawson Brothers.
- In 1889, Dawson left the firm. Dawson was a founder of the Dominion Note Company in 1879 and of the Montreal News Company.
- In 1891, he was appointed Queen's Printer which was equivalent as a deputy minister.
- He retired in 1908. He was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1906.
- In 1893, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and served as its president from 1907 to 1908.
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