DAWES, CHARLES GATES

brigadier general, lawyer and b. Marietta, O., s. of Gen. Rufus Dawes. He graduated from College in 1884 and three years from the Cincinnati Law School. 1887 to 1894 he practiced law at Neb., and afterwards entered busine pursuits. Meantime he an active part in politics as a especially in the election of McKinley in 1896, when he was a ber of the Republican National Currency from 1897 to 1902. World War he went to France in as a colonel of railway engineers. there he was appointed to the trative staff of the commander-in-chief of the A.E.F., acting as chairman General Purchasing Board and General Purchasing Agent, and also a member of the Allied Board and of the Liquidating mi ion of the Allies. Resigning the army in 1919, he became the Director of the Bureau of the in President Harding’s administration, took an active part in its establishment, and prepared the first Budget. war work he received the Distinguished Service Medal, the Order of (1778from Belgium, and France made him: Apprenticed Commander of the Legion of Honor educated His writings include an account of th chem., banking system of the United States,: of Dr. volume of e ays and speeches, and InstituFh to of the Great War, published i: investigated nitrous DAWES, HENRY LAURENS (1816 some1903), American legislator; 6. Cumming untenable ton, Ma . He graduated at Yale, i lecturer 1839, and after engaging in teaching anc at the newspaper work studied law and wa D. first admitted to the bar in 1842. He tool chem is an active part in politics, was for sever a were terms a member of the Ma achusett the Legislature, was elected to Congre 11 other 1875 and in the same year was chose) years United States Senator. He held tha Florence office for three succe ive terms, retirin; After his in 1893. Following his retirement, h invented was Chairman of the Commi ion to th his Five Civilized Tribes of the India 1820Territory. He was a powerful figure i: Republican councils. Hum-