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William M.O. Dawson

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Feb 21, 1853

William Mercer Owens Dawson was born in Bloomington, Maryland

1873

William Dawson moved to Kingwood

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1874

William Dawson was elected chairman of the Preston County Republican committee

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Nov 04, 1884

William Dawson was reelected to the state senate

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1891

William Dawson became chairman of Republican state committee

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1897

William Dawson served as West Virginia's secretary of state

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1899

William Dawson married his second wife Maude Brown

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Nov 08, 1904

William M. O. Dawson elected governor

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1904

William M. O. Dawson ceased to be chairman of West Virginia Republicans

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1912

William Dawson embraced Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose presidential candidacy

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Mar 12, 1916

William M. O. Dawson died in Charleston


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