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bap. 2 Sept. 1596, 1st s. of Hugh Dawson, merchant, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Isabel, da. of one Carr.St Nicholas, Newcastle par. reg.; St Nicholas Regs. ed. H.M. Wood (Dur. and Northumb. Par. Reg. Soc. xxviii), 9. educ. appr. mercer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne c.1610.Reg. of Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne ed. H.M. Dodds (Newcastle upon Tyne Recs. Cttee. iii), 14. m. 20 Jan. 1626, Elizabeth (bur. 9 Feb. 1665), da. of one Selby, 2s. d.v.p. 1da. d.v.p.St Nicholas Regs. ed. Wood, 24. suc. fa. Oct. 1608.All Saints, Newcastle par. reg. d. 2 Aug. 1653.Anon. ‘Alderman Henry Dawson’s monument’, Procs. of the Soc. of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, i. 291.
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Civic: freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1626- 2 Oct. 1643, 5 Dec. 1644–d.;Tyne and Wear Archives, MD.NC/1/1, pp. 110, 113; Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne ed. Dodds, 14; Extracts from the Newcastle upon Tyne Council Min. Bk. 1639–56 ed. Dodds (Newcastle upon Tyne Recs. Cttee. i), 28; CJ iii. 714b. common cllr. Oct. 1645–d.;Tyne and Wear Archives, MD.NC/1/1, p. 166. alderman, 5 Dec. 1644–d.;CJ iii. 714b. dep.-mayor, 7 Apr.-Oct. 1646;CJ iv. 495b; LJ viii. 257b; Tyne and Wear Archives, MD.NC/1/1, pp. 191, 193. mayor, Oct. 1646 – Oct. 1647, Oct. 1652–d.Tyne and Wear Archives, MD.NC/1/1, p. 199; MD.NC/1/2, f. 209. Steward, manor of Whickham, co. Dur. Bailiff, Gateshead Sept. 1652–d.Tyne and Wear Archives, MD.NC/1/2, ff. 200, 201; MD.NC/2/2, p. 87.

Mercantile: member, Merchant Adventurers’ Co. Newcastle-upon-Tyne by 1634–d.; Extracts from the Recs. of the Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ed. F. W. Dendy (Surt. Soc. ci), ii. 254. asst. 15 May 1645–d.Tyne and Wear Archives, GU.MA/3/3, ff. 21, 26, 35, 43, 48, 56, 68, 75, 87, 96. Member, Hostmen’s Co. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4 Jan. 1649–d.Extracts from the Recs. of the Co. of Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ed. F.W. Dendy (Surt. Soc. cv), 269.

Local: customer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 5 Dec. 1644.CJ iii. 715a. Commr. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; northern cos. militia, 23 May 1648; militia, 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. compounding with delinquents northern cos. 2 Mar. 1649;SP18/1/23, f. 32. propagating gospel northern cos. 1 Mar. 1650.CJ vi. 374a; Severall Procs. in Parliament no. 23 (28 Feb.-7 Mar. 1650), 312 (E.534.15). J.p. co. Dur. 29 July 1652–d.C231/6, p. 243.

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Commons 1640-1660
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DAWSON, Henry (1596-1653), of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

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Oxford 1644
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