Earl Phillip Dawson was a politician

Politician

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 in Manitoba, Canada

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. He served as a Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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 from 1966 to 1969.

Dawson was educated in St. Boniface, and worked as a small businessman (owning Dawson Dry Cleaners Ltd.). He was a councillor in the Town of Rivers

Rivers, Manitoba

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 from 1957 to 1965, and served in the Canadian Air Force from 1957 to 1966. In 1966-67, he served as vice-president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

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.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1966 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1966

The Manitoba general election held on June 23, 1966, was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin...

, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 Barry Strickland

Barry Strickland

Barry Peill Strickland was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966....

 by 151 votes in the riding of Hamiota. He lost his seat in the 1969 election

Manitoba general election, 1969

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 in the redistributed riding of Virden, falling to Progressive Conservative Morris McGregor

Morris McGregor

Donald Morris McGregor was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1981....

 by 590 votes. The Liberals lost much of their rural support base in this election. Dawson did not seek a return to the legislature after this time.

He worked in the Hockey Canada

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organization after his defeat, becoming a life member.