Background
Dawson was born on July 8, 1765, to John Dawson and Joanna Broughton Monck.
Dawson was born on July 8, 1765, to John Dawson and Joanna Broughton Monck.
He was elected intendant on September 15, 1806 and then re-elected September 14, 1807. He resigned and was replaced by Benjamin Boyd in July 1808. He simultaneously represented the Charleston area in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1800 to 1808.
He died on June 3, 1823, and is buried at the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke and Saint Paul, Charleston, South Carolina.