Background
Dawson, Leighton Brooks was born on October 21, 1910 in Hillsboro, Texas, United States. Son of Joseph Martin and Willie Evelyn (Turner) Dawson.
Dawson, Leighton Brooks was born on October 21, 1910 in Hillsboro, Texas, United States. Son of Joseph Martin and Willie Evelyn (Turner) Dawson.
AB, Baylor University, 1931. Juris Doctor, Baylor University, 1933. HHD, Navarro College, 1988.
Attorney Home Owners Loan Corporation, Dallas, 1933-1935. Resident title attorney Prudential Insurance Company, 1935-1943. Partner Dawson & Sodd, Corsicana, Texas, 1943-1993, of counsel, since 1993.
Member board trustees Navarro College, 1947-1988, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1972-1981.
Founder, president Navarro County Education Foundation. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Corsicana, 1950-1955, Family Service Association, Corsicana, 1953-1958. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Navarro County Bar Association (president 1960-1965).
Married Lillian Lee Reilly, October 10, 1935. Children: Joseph Jerome, Martha Adele, Sarah Lee.