About Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson was a British soldier.
Richard Dawson (died 1800) was a soldier and administrator who served as the second Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
Career Dawson served in the Royal Engineers reaching the rank of major in 1772. From 1775, Dawson acted as Lieutenant Governor and deputy to the Governor of the Isle of Man. Promoted to colonel in 1783, he retired to Canterbury in Kent in 1790. He was given the rank of major general in 1793 and lieutenant general in 1798, but died two years later.
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Who was Richard Dawson?
British Army officer
When did Richard Dawson die?
Richard Dawson died in 1800.
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Richard Dawson was a soldier.
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Richard Dawson was British.
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