Background
Dawson, Archie Owen was born on October 9, 1898 in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States. Son of Arthur E. and Edith L. (Webb) Dawson.
Dawson, Archie Owen was born on October 9, 1898 in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States. Son of Arthur E. and Edith L. (Webb) Dawson.
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, Columbia, 1921. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University Law School, 1923.
Admitted to the New York bar, 1923. Partner Dorr, Hand & Dawson (formerly Hines, Rearick, Dorr & Hammond), 1929-1954. United States district judge Southern District of New York, since 1954.
President New York Young Republican Club, 1933.
Delegate New York State Constitutional Convention, 1933. Vice president National Republican Club, 1935-1937.
Executive director Dewey-for-Governor committee, 1942. Chairman of the board of trustees Big Brother Movement, 1930-1948.
Commission Moreland Acting (to investigate Creedmoor Eastern State Hospital), 1943.
Chairman to investigate New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, 1943. To investigate New York Workmen’s Compensation Board, 1953-1954. Assistant campaign chairman Republican National Committee (1944).
Club, 1933; Member Association of the Bar of City of New York, American, New York State bar associations, New York County Lawyers Association. Mason.; Clubs: University, Scarsdale Golf.
Married Barbara Gage.