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.