John W. Dawson

John W. Dawson
3rd Governor of Utah Territory
In office
1861–1861
Preceded byAlfred Cumming
Succeeded byStephen S. Harding
Personal details
Born(1820-10-21)October 21, 1820
Cambridge, Indiana, United States
DiedSeptember 10, 1877(1877-09-10) (aged 56)
Resting placeLindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Originally Democrat

John W. Dawson (October 21, 1820 – September 10, 1877) was Governor of Utah Territory in 1861.

Born on October 21, 1820, in the pioneer settlement of Cambridge in Dearborn County, Indiana, he was a lawyer, a farmer and a newspaper editor before he entered politics. He was appointed governor of Utah Territory.