# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-m-o-dawson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:56:09.237Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-m-o-dawson"
name: "William M. O. Dawson"
slug: "william-m-o-dawson"
description: "William Mercer Owens Dawson was the 12th governor of West Virginia, serving from 1905 until 1909. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1897 until 1905."
tagline: "American politician (1853-1916)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DAWSON%2C_M.O._GOVERNOR_LCCN2016856176.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1853-05-21"
deathDate: "1916-03-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.04
  momentum:             2.142857142857143
  historical:           5.470914666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "William M. O. Dawson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%85._%D8%A7%D9%88._%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ویلیام ام. او. داوسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._O._Dawson"
    title: "William M. O. Dawson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M.O._Dawson"
    title: "William M.O. Dawson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "ויליאם דוסון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_Mercer_Owens_Dawson"
    title: "Gulielmus Mercer Owens Dawson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q889188"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump