Thomas Cleland Dawson
Encyclopedia
Thomas Cleland Dawson was a career United States
diplomat. After an early career as a lawyer and a newspaper publisher, he entered the diplomatic service in 1891, when he was appointed Secretary of Legation in Brazil
. He was U.S. minister and consul general to the Dominican Republic
(1904‑1907), during which term he negotiated the American-Dominican Fiscal Convention of 1907; then ambassador to Colombia
(1907‑1909), Chile
(1909), and Panama
(1910). He is the author of The South American Republics (2 vols., 1903 and 1904).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomat. After an early career as a lawyer and a newspaper publisher, he entered the diplomatic service in 1891, when he was appointed Secretary of Legation in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. He was U.S. minister and consul general to the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
(1904‑1907), during which term he negotiated the American-Dominican Fiscal Convention of 1907; then ambassador to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
(1907‑1909), Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
(1909), and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
(1910). He is the author of The South American Republics (2 vols., 1903 and 1904).