| John Bennett Dawson | |
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| In office 1841 - 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Withers Chinn |
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| Succeeded by | Alcée Louis la Branche |
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| Born | March 17 1798 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died | June 26 1845 (aged 47) St. Francisville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Bennett Dawson (1798—1845) 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 |
