Abraham Dawson was an Irish-Canadian Anglican

cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the t ...

. He was also a very prominent member of the

Orange Order in Canada The Grand Orange Lodge of British America, more commonly known as the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada or simply Orange Order in Canada, is the Canadian branch of the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization that began in County Armagh in Ir ...

and member of a Canadian political family. He was born in

Killyman Killyman () is a small village and a civil parish in Northern Ireland, situated on the eastern boundary of County Tyrone and extending into County Armagh. The majority of townlands are in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle in County Tyrone, t ...

, County Tyrone, on 29 July 1816. As a Christian preacher, he was based in a variety of locations throughout Ireland, including Knockmanaul, Turin,

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

Manorhamilton Manorhamilton () is the second-largest town in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the N16 road (Ireland), N16 from Sligo and from Enniskillen. History Before the Plantations of Ireland, the settlement was know ...

Sligo Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...

, Strabane and

Newtownstewart Newtownstewart is a village and townland of in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy Bell and Mary Gray and lies on the River Strule below the confluence with its tributary the Owenkillew. It is situated in th ...

, before immigrating to

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in 1864. He had about twelve children, including

George Walker Wesley Dawson George Walker Wesley Dawson (February 14, 1858 – July 2, 1936) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Addington in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Liberal member. He was bo ...

, who became a

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. He was the grand chaplain of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada in 1874. He died on 12 May 1884 in

Plevna, Ontario Plevna is an unincorporated community in the municipality of North Frontenac, Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately southwest of Ottawa, and is situated in prime cottage country with many lakes surrounding i ...

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Canadian Anglican priests Christian clergy from County Tyrone 1816 births 1884 deaths 19th-century Irish Anglican priests {{Canada-reli-bio-stub