John Dawson Jr. (July 8, 1765 – June 3, 1823) was the sixteenth intendant (mayor) of
Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1806 to 1808.
Early life
Dawson was born on July 8, 1765, to John Dawson and Joanna Broughton Monck.
Career
He was elected intendant on September 15, 1806, and then re-elected September 14, 1807. He resigned and was replaced by
Benjamin Boyd
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in July 1808. He simultaneously represented the Charleston area in the
South Carolina House of Representatives
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Unlike many legislatures, seati ...
from 1800 to 1808.
Personal life
In 1789, he married Mary Shubrick Huger, the daughter of Colonel
John Huger
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, who served as the 6th mayor of Charleston. Huger was a member of the Commons House of Assembly and a member of the Council of Safety, the group that organized revolutionary movements in Charleston, and his estate, known as the Hagan Plantation, comprised almost 5,000 acres. Together, they were the parents of:
* Charlotte Motte Dawson (1789–1857)
* Mary Anne Dawson (1796–1860)
* Lawrence Edwin Dawson (1799–1848)
He died on June 3, 1823, and is buried at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, Charleston, South Carolina.
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Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina
1765 births
1823 deaths
Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives