Background
He was born in Kendal, England, in 1589 and lived at Sedbergh School, Sedbergh.
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Robert Dawson
Edit ProfileAnglican Bishop Dean of Dromore
Education
He graduated from Saint John"s College, Cambridge, in 1609 with a Bachelor of Divinity (Bachelor's Degree).
Career
The Rt. Review Robert Dawson was appointed Chaplain to Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, the Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1622. He became Dean of Dromore on 9 July 1623 and Dean of Down on 25 November 1623. After Roland Lynch died in 1625 the See of Clonfert was united with that of Kilmacduagh and Dawson was its inaugural incumbent, he served from 4 May 1627 until his death in 1643.
Family Dawson fled Ireland to his birthplace due to the Irish Rebellion in 1641 and died on 13 April 1643 in Kendal.
