Rufus Dawes | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district | |
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | George W. Geddes |
Succeeded by | Adoniram J. Warner |
Personal details | |
Born | Malta, Ohio | July 4, 1838
Died | August 1, 1899 Marietta, Ohio | (aged 61)
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery Marietta, Ohio |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Beman Gates |
Children |
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Relatives | Ephraim C. Dawes (brother) |
Alma mater | Marietta College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | |
Commands | 6th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Rufus R. Dawes (July 4, 1838 – August 1, 1899) was a military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He used the middle initial "R" but had no middle name. He was noted for his service in the famed Iron Brigade, particularly during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was a post-war businessman, Congressman, and author, and the father of four nationally known sons, one of whom, Charles G. Dawes, won the Nobel Peace Prize and served as Vice President of the United States, and of two daughters. He was himself a great-grandson of William Dawes, who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of the British Army prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution, and a maternal great-grandson of the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, who was instrumental in adoption of the Northwest ordinance of 1787, led the formation of the Ohio Company of Associates, and became "Father of Ohio University".[1]