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Francis Warrington Dawson
Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
Francis Warrington Dawson |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
20 May 1840 |
London, England(Born Austin John Reeks, but changed his name in 1861 after emigrating to South Carolina. Served in both the Confederate Army & Navy) |
| Marriage |
27 Jan 1874 |
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina(his 2nd wife)
to Sarah Ida Fowler Morgan |
| Census[3] |
1880 |
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
| Death[1][2] |
12 Mar 1889 |
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina(murdered by his neighbor, Dr. Thomas B. McDow, after Dawson confronted him over improper advances McDow had made to Dawson's maid) |
| Burial[1] |
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St. Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
Founder of the Charleston News and Courier after buying each of the two newspapers with a partner and merging them. Now the Post and Courier, it's the largest newspaper in South Carolina and the oldest continuously-published newspaper in the South.
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, 1880 census:[3]
- Dawson, Francis W. 40 yrs Editor News "Harison" [?] b. England (parents, b. England)
- Sarah M. 38 yrs Wife Keeping House b. Louisiana (parents, b. New Jersey/Brit. Guiana)
- Ethel 5 yrs Dau At Home b. South Carolina (parents, b. England/Louisiana)
- F. W. Jr. 1 yr Son At Home b. South Carolina (parents, b. England/Louisiana)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Carolina, United States. Death Records, 1821-1965.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 65, p. 267B, dwelling/family 36/54 (25 S. Bull St).
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