Adam Dawson (colonial administrator)

Adam Dawson
Adam Dawson
Occupation	Colonial Administrator
Known for	President of Bengal

Last updated June 04, 2025

Adam Dawson was an administrator of the English East India Company. He arrived in Calcutta in 1726. He was a warehouse-keeper in 1748,^[1] before he was promoted to President and Governor of Bengal on 17 July 1749, succeeding William Barwell. He was replaced on 5 July 1752 by William Fytche.^[2]

Political offices
Preceded by William Barwell	President of Bengal 17 July 1749 – 5 July 1752	Succeeded by William Fytche

References

↑ Jones, M. E. Monckton (1918). Oxford Historical and Literary Studies. Vol. 9. Clarendon Press. p. 344.
↑ Danvers, Frederick Charles (1888). Report to the Secretary of State for India in Council on the Records of the India Office: Records Relating to Agencies, Factories, and Settlements Not Now Under the Administration of the Government of India. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 17.

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[1] Jones, M. E. Monckton (1918). Oxford Historical and Literary Studies. Vol. 9. Clarendon Press. p. 344.

[2] Danvers, Frederick Charles (1888). Report to the Secretary of State for India in Council on the Records of the India Office: Records Relating to Agencies, Factories, and Settlements Not Now Under the Administration of the Government of India. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 17.

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