Abraham Dawson

Abraham Dawson was an Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric. He was also a very prominent member of the Orange Order in Canada and member of a Canadian political family.

For the later Irish Anglican priest, see Abraham Dawson (Dean of Dromore).

He was born in Killyman, County Tyrone, on 29 July 1816. As a Christian preacher, he was based in a variety of locations throughout Ireland, including Knockmanaul, Turin, Athlone, Manorhamilton, Sligo, Strabane and Newtownstewart, before immigrating to Canada West in 1864. He had about twelve children, including George Walker Wesley Dawson, who became a member of parliament.[1] He was the grand chaplain of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada in 1874.[2] He died on 12 May 1884 in Plevna, Ontario.

Notes
  1. "Away Back in Clarendon and Miller" (1976) Armstrong, CA
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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