Robert K. Dawson

Robert K. Dawson
Robert K. Dawson
Born	1798; Dover, England
Died	28 March 1861
Occupation	Surveyor, cartographer
Parent(s)	Robert Dawson

Robert Kearsley Dawson (1798–1861) was an English surveyor and cartographer.

The proposed Parliamentary Borough of Birmingham, surveyed by Dawson in 1831 for the Great Reform Act

Biography

Early life

Robert K. Dawson was born in 1798 in Dover.[1] His father was Robert Dawson, a surveyor.[1] He studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]

Career

In 1816, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, and between 1819 and 1829 took part in the triangulation and mapping of Ireland and Scotland under Thomas Colby.[2]

In 1831, he was recalled to England to survey the boundaries of the proposed Parliamentary Boroughs for the Great Reform Act, producing a series of one-inch and two-inch maps that are preserved in two volumes in the British Library.[2]

Death

He died on 28 March 1861.[1]

References

Baigent, Elizabeth (2004). "Dawson, Robert Kearsley (1798–1861)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
Kain, Roger J. P.; Prince, Hugh C. (2006) [1983]. "The Tithe Commission in London". The Tithe Surveys of England and Wales. Baker, Alan R. H.; Dennis, Richard; Holdworth, Deryck. Cambridge University Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 0-521-02431-5. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

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[dnb-1] Baigent, Elizabeth (2004). "Dawson, Robert Kearsley (1798–1861)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

[Kain-2] Kain, Roger J. P.; Prince, Hugh C. (2006) [1983]. "The Tithe Commission in London". The Tithe Surveys of England and Wales. Baker, Alan R. H.; Dennis, Richard; Holdworth, Deryck. Cambridge University Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 0-521-02431-5. Retrieved 3 May 2009.