Background
Dawson, William Crosby was born on January 4, 1798 in Green County, Georgia, United States. Son of George and Ruth (Skidmore) Dawson.
Dawson, William Crosby was born on January 4, 1798 in Green County, Georgia, United States. Son of George and Ruth (Skidmore) Dawson.
Graduated from the University Georgia, 1816. Attended Litchfield (Connecticut) Law School.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1818. Clerk Georgia House of Representatives, 1819-1831. Compiled statutes of Georgia into Compilation of the Laws of the State of Georgia, 1828-1831.
Member Georgia House of Representatives.
Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 24th-27th congresses, November 7, 1836-November 13, 1841. Appointed judge Ocmulgee County (Georgia) Circuit, 1843.
Member United States Senate from Georgia, 1849-1855. Leading member Georgia Convention which adopted Georgia platform on Compromise of 1850.
Member Georgia House of Representatives. Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 24th-27th congresses, November 7, 1836-November 13, 1841. Member United States Senate from Georgia, 1849-1855.
Married Henrietta Wingfield, 1819. Married second, Mistress.