Adam Dawson (colonial administrator)

Adam Dawson
OccupationColonial Administrator
Known forPresident of Bengal

Adam Dawson was an administrator of the English East India Company. He arrived in Calcutta in 1726. He was a warehouse-keeper in 1748, 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.

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