Educator.
Born at Oxbow, Saskatchewan on 9 November 1913, one of five children of Albert Edward Dawson (1866-1942) and Rose Elizabeth McDonald (1883-1945), he grew up at Brandon and attended King George School. He was the Principal of Wellington School (1941-1942), Graysville School (1942-1945), Lenore School (1945-1948), Rathwell School (1948-1952), Plumas School (1952-1958), Plumas Collegiate (1958-1968, 1969-1971), and Gladstone School (1968-1969). On 11 October 1941, he married Clara Isabel Buschau (1913-2001) at Winnipeg and they had two sons and a daughter. He was an avid gardener and painter. He died at Neepawa on 25 December 1995.
Birth registration [Clair Edmond Dawson], Saskatchewan Vital Statistics.
“Examination results [King George School],” Brandon Sun, 3 July 1920, page 14.
“List of public school students who pass from Grade VIII to IX in next school term here,” Brandon Sun, 11 July 1927, page 1.
Marriage registration [Clair Edmond Dawson, Clara Isabel Buschan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Albert Edward Dawson], Brandon Sun, 9 January 1942, page 10.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 December 1995, page C8.
Obituary [Clara Isabel Dawson], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 2001.
Burial records, Brandon Municipal Cemetery.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 April 2024
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