John Bennett Dawson
John Bennett Dawson was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on March 17th, 1798 and is the American Politician. At the age of 47, John Bennett Dawson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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From 1823-1824, Dawson was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives representing Feliciana Parish.
He unsuccessfully ran for Louisiana Governor in 1834, He was defeated by Whig candidate Edward D. White.
In 1840, Dawson was elected as a Democrat representing the Second District in the 27th Congress. He was re-elected in 1842 and represented the Third District in the 28th Congress. He served from March 4, 1841, until his death on June 26, 1845. He defeated James M. Elam (Whig) in the election of 1843.
He served as major-general in the State militia, judge of the parish court in West Feliciana Parish, and U.S. postmaster at New Orleans from April 10, 1843, until December 19, 1843.
Dawson was known for his threats of violence, particularly on the topic of slavery. He once "threatened to cut a colleague’s throat ‘from ear to ear.’" On separate occasions, he drew a Bowie knife on and raised a cocked pistol at the anti-slavery congressman Joshua R. Giddings. John Quincy Adams described him as a "drunken bully."