Charles Dawe Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable Captain
Charles Dawe
Office2:Member of the House of Assembly for Harbour Grace
Term Start2:1878
Term End2:1889
Monarch2:Queen Victoria
Office1:Member of the House of Assembly for Port de Grave
Term Start1:1893
Term End1:1900
Monarch1:Queen Victoria
Office3:Member of the House of Assembly for Port de Grave
Term Start3:1906
Term End3:1908
Monarch3:Edward VII
Birth Date:8 February 1845
Birth Place:Port de Grave, Newfoundland
Death Date:29 March 1908
Death Place:St. John's, Newfoundland
Occupation:Merchant, Politician
Spouse:Emma Bartlett
Parents:Captain Robert Dawe and Mary Anne Bartlett

Charles Dawe (February 28, 1845[1]  - March 29, 1908) was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace from 1878 to 1889 and Port de Grave from 1893 to 1900 and from 1906 to 1908 as a Conservative.

He was born in Port de Grave. Dawe was a sealing captain and operated a fishery supply business in Bay Roberts with his brother Azariah. He was a Liberal supporter until 1885. He served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio in 1894 and from 1897 to 1889. Dawe was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1889. He was elected in a 1906 by-election and served as leader of the Conservatives until he retired from politics in 1908. Dawe died in St. John's in 1908.

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  1. Book: Ryan, Shannon . The ice hunters: a history of Newfoundland sealing to 1914 . 1994 . 381 . 1-55081-097-9 . Breakwater Books . 2009-10-28.