Dawson, William A., 1903-1981

found: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, via WWW, August 5, 2013(Dawson, William Adams (1903-1981); a Representative from Utah; born in Layton, Davis County, Utah, November 5, 1903; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of Utah at Salt Lake City in 1926; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Salt Lake City; county attorney of Davis County, 1926-1934; mayor of Layton, 1935-1939; member of the State senate, 1940-1944; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; elected to the Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth, and Eighty-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1959); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress; vice president of Zions First National Bank, 1959-1969; was a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, until his death on November 7, 1981)

found: Find A Grave, via WWW, August 5, 2013(William Adams Dawson; U.S. Congressman.; born November 5, 1903 in Layton, Utah; died November 7, 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah; son of William Alexander Dawson and Ella Rose Adams)