John Bennett Dawson

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John Bennett Dawson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office
1841 - 1843
Preceded by Thomas Withers Chinn
Succeeded by Alcée Louis la Branche

Born March 17, 1798(1798-03-17)
Nashville, Tennessee
Died June 26, 1845 (aged 47)
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Political party Democratic

John Bennett Dawson (17981845) was a United States House of Representatives member from the state of Louisiana.

Born near Nashville, Tennessee on March 17, 1798 he went to Center College in Danville, Kentucky. He moved to Louisiana and became a planter and was also interested in the newspaper business. He ran for Governor of the state, unsuccessfully, in 1834. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat representing the Second District to the 27th and representing the 3rd District in the 28th Congress, and served from March 4, 1841 until his death on June 26, 1845. He defeated James M. Elam (Whig) in the election of 1843. He served as Major General in the State militia, Judge of the Parish Court in West Feliciana Parish, and was Postmaster at New Orleans from April 10, 1843 until December 19, 1843. His remains were interred in Grace Episcopal Churchyard in St. Francisville, Louisiana.

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Preceded by
Thomas Withers Chinn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

1841 – 1843
Succeeded by
Alcée Louis la Branche
Preceded by
John Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district

1843 – 1845
Succeeded by
John Henry Harmanson