Beman Gates Dawes

Beman Gates Dawes

Beman Gates Dawes (born January 14, 1870 in Marietta , Ohio , †  May 15, 1953 in Newark , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1909 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Beman Dawes was a descendant of William Dawes (1745-1799), a fighter in the American Revolutionary War . He was also the son of Congressman Rufus R. Dawes (1838–1899). His brother Charles (1865-1951) was Vice President of the United States from 1925 to 1929 . Dawes attended public schools in his home country as well as the Marietta Academy and college there. He then worked in the timber industry and later in public utilities. Politically, like his father and brother, he was a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1904 Dawes was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded H. Clay Van Voorhis on March 4, 1905 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1909 . In 1908 he renounced another candidacy.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Beman Dawes got into the oil business. He was also involved in the manufacture of electric railways. He founded the Dawes Arboretum , an institution promoting the education of youth. From 1914 he was President and CEO of Pure Oil Co. At the time of his death he was still on the board of that oil company. He died on May 15, 1953 in Newark, where he was also buried in a mausoleum in his arboretum .

Web links

• Beman Gates Dawes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Beman Gates Dawes in the database of Find a Grave (English)