Dawson, George Mercer

(1849-1901). Son of Sir J. W. Dawson ( q.v. ). Studied geology and palæontology under Huxley, Ramsay and Ethe ridge at the Royal School of Mines, London. Geologist and botanist to North American Boundary Commi ion, 1873-1875. Appointed to staff of Geological Survey, 1875; a istant director, 1883; director, 1895. One of British commi ioners in Bering Sea Arbitration, 1892. Bib. : For his numerous reports and papers on geological and allied subjects, see General Indexes to Geological Survey Reports , 1863-1884, and 1885-1906; and Bibliography of the Royal Society (R. S. C., 1894). For biog., see Morgan, Can. Men .