Richard A. Dawson

Richard A. Dawson
Richard A. Dawson
Arkansas Senate
	In office; 1873–1874
Personal details
Born	1848; Virginia
Died	1906 (aged 57–58); Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican (until–1900); Democrat (1900– death)
Education	Oberlin College; Old University of Chicago

Richard A. Dawson (1848 - 1906) was a lawyer and state senator in Arkansas.[1][2] He was born in Virginia and his father was a minister. Dawson studied at Oberlin College,[3] and received his law degree from the Old University of Chicago.[1] A Republican, he switched to become a Democrat by 1900.[3]

References

"Minorities in the Arkansas Senate". Arkansas Senate.
Williams, Bettye J. (January 22, 2020). The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Freedmen, Newly Freed, and First/Second Generation, Born from 1833-1892. Archway Publishing. ISBN 9781480871922 – via Google Books.
"Richard A. Dawson - Arkansas Black Lawyers". arkansasblacklawyers.uark.edu.

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[senate-1] "Minorities in the Arkansas Senate". Arkansas Senate.

[2] Williams, Bettye J. (January 22, 2020). The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Freedmen, Newly Freed, and First/Second Generation, Born from 1833-1892. Archway Publishing. ISBN 9781480871922 – via Google Books.

[ark-3] "Richard A. Dawson - Arkansas Black Lawyers". arkansasblacklawyers.uark.edu.