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George Dawson
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Dawson pictured at an Independent Orange Order event.
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Antrim East |
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| In office 26 November 2003 – 7 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Danny O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Alastair Ross |
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| Born | 10 May 1961 Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 7 May 2007 (aged 45) Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Vi Dawson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Website | georgedawson.org (Archived) |
George Dawson (10 May 1961 – 7 May 2007) Was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician.
Dawson was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim from November 2003 until his death in 2007, following a short battle with cancer. He was seen as a potential member of the power-sharing executive of the first minister, the DUP leader Ian Paisley, whose evangelical Protestant and strong unionist beliefs he shared.
Dawson was a founder in 1998, and was until his death the chairman, of the Caleb Foundation, a Christian fundamentalist pressure group. He was also Grand Master of the Independent Orange Order and Treasurer of the Evangelical Protestant Society.
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