Abraham Dawson

Abraham Dawson was an Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric. He was also a very prominent member of the Orange Order in Canada and member of a Canadian political family.
He was born in Killyman, County Tyrone, on 29 July 1816. As a Christian preacher, he was based in a variety of locations throughout Ireland, including Knockmanaul, Turin, Athlone, Manorhamilton, Sligo, Strabane and Newtownstewart, before immigrating to Canada West in 1864. He had about twelve children, including George Walker [Wesley Dawson], who became a member of parliament. He was the grand chaplain of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada in 1874. He died on 12 May 1884 in Plevna, Ontario.