Vesey John Dawson


Vesey John Dawson

Dawson caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1900
Born(1853-04-04)4 April 1853
Died17 January 1930(1930-01-17) (aged 76)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1871–1914
RankMajor-General
Commands2nd London Division
15th Infantry Brigade
Irish Guards
ConflictsNile Expedition
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order
RelationsRichard Thomas Dawson, 2nd Baron Cremorne (grandfather)
John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown (grandfather)
Brigadier-General Sir Douglas Dawson (brother)

Major-General Vesey John Dawson, CVO (4 April 1853 – 17 January 1930) was a British Army officer.