James William Dawes (born 8 January 1844 in McConnelsville, Ohio; † 8 October 1918 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a Republican Nebraska politician best known as the governor of Nebraska. He was also a delegate to the state constitutional convention and a member of state senate in 1877. Dawes County, Nebraska is named in his honor. He also served on the Doane College board of trustees for 37 years. Dawes was a great-grandson of William Dawes, a first cousin of Rufus R. Dawes, and a first cousin once removed of Charles G. Dawes. James Dawes married his cousin, Francis Anna Dawes, in 1871. She died in 1909.[1]
Between 1885 and 1890 his portrait was painted in Omaha by artist Herbert A. Collins.[2]
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| Preceded by Albinus Nance |
Governor of
Nebraska 1883– 1887 |
Succeeded by John Milton Thayer |
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