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William M. O. Dawson


12th Governor of West Virginia
In office March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909
Preceded by	Albert B. White
Succeeded by	William E. Glasscock
Secretary of State of West Virginia
In office 1897–1905
Governor	George W. Atkinson Albert B. White
Preceded by	William E. Chilton
Succeeded by	Charles W. Swisher

Personal details
Born	(1853-05-21)May 21, 1853 Bloomington, Maryland
Died	March 12, 1916(1916-03-12) (aged 62) Charleston, West Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Luda Neff (m. 1879, died) Maude Brown (m. 1899)
Profession	Politician
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William Mercer Owens Dawson (May 21, 1853 – March 12, 1916) was the 12th Governor of West Virginia, serving from 1905 until 1909. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1897 until 1905.

Biography

William M. O. Dawson was born in Bloomington, Maryland on May 21, 1853. He married Luda Neff in 1879. After her death, he remarried to Maude Brown in 1899.

He died in Charleston, West Virginia on March 12, 1916.

References

Miller, Thomas Condit; Maxwell, Hu (1913). West Virginia and its People. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 26–30. Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Wm. M. O. Dawson Dead". The Baltimore Sun. Charleston, West Virginia (published March 13, 1916). March 12, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Party political offices
Preceded byAlbert B. White	Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia 1904	Succeeded byWilliam E. Glasscock
Political offices
Preceded byWilliam E. Chilton	Secretary of State of West Virginia 1897–1905	Succeeded byCharles Wesley Swisher
Preceded byAlbert B. White	Governor of West Virginia 1905–1909	Succeeded byWilliam E. Glasscock

v t e Governors of West Virginia
Boreman Farnsworth Stevenson Jacob Mathews Jackson Wilson Fleming MacCorkle Atkinson White Dawson Glasscock Hatfield Cornwell Morgan Gore Conley Kump Holt Neely Meadows Patteson Marland Underwood Barron Smith Moore Rockefeller Moore Caperton Underwood Wise Manchin Tomblin Justice Morrisey (elect)

v t e Secretaries of state of West Virginia
Boyers Hall Witcher Pipes Phelps Hedrick Brady Stalnaker Walker Ohley Chilton Dawson Swisher Reed Young Sharp W. O'Brien D. O'Brien Holt Burdett Bailey Rockefeller Heiskell McCartney A. J. Manchin Hechler J. Manchin Ireland Tennant Warner

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