My father's first cousin. See more pictures and her obituary from the New York Times here. She was a busy character actress on stage (her preferred work), with 31 credits on the screen and many on TV. See her filmography and TV credits here. She appeared often in comedies, and in Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (1955) and The Quiet Man (1952) and in many Hitchcock TV dramas. She was Corie's mother in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park on Broadway. In the 1967 movie, she was nominated for an Oscar, Best Supporting Actress (as Jane Fonda's mother), and she succumbed to the bohemian courting of Charles Boyer.
Many of us got to visit this elegant and witty lady in her penthouse overlooking Central Park. On my last visit, she spoke of her role as Madame De Rosemonde in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) which she confided to me 'was a rather scandalous movie'. She told me that she and Henry Fonda had auditioned together for their first jobs! Millie was active 'till her death on October 25, 1994 at age 89. My sister Mary proudly displays Millie's Emmy, awarded for her part in a TV series, The Snoop Sisters.
Charles Gates Dawes
Nobel laureate, US banker, WW1 general, composer, Republican politician, U.S. Vice President and international statesman. Charles belongs to the 'William Dawes Who Rode' family. The Dawes Plan, which earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926, was his attempt to soften the blow of billions in reparations that Germany was paying after the Great War. Historians today say it wasn't enough: it merely delayed the consequences... a few years later, the punitive reparations led to the rise of Adolph Hitler and World War Two. He was given credit for the downfall of Al Capone, by compiling charges of income tax evasion.
Happier contributions were made in music; he performed on the piano and flute, and was a composer. His most familiar tune was written in 1912, named "Melodie in A" -- which was turned into a popular song still popular today, "All In The Game." You may play an MP3 rendition by Nat King Cole below.
Charles is credited with the idea of prosecuting Al Capone for income tax evasion when other charges wouldn’t stick. He was the first director of the Bureau of the Budget (now Office of Management and Budget), Vice-president of the US 1925-1929, US ambassador to Britain 1929-1931. His home in Evanston, Illinois, a national historical landmark, is open for tours. Born in 1865, died in 1951. Read these biographies from the Nobel eMuseum and the Evanston Historical Society... their archivist offers various pictures of Charles G. and the William Who Rode (see below) for sale, at modest prices.
The William Dawes who Rode
Patriot in the American Revolution, and NOT related to our branch of the family. Before the battle of Lexington, William Dawes, Paul Revere, and Dr. Samuel Prescott were dispatched to rouse the country. I'm told that Dawes started first, Sam fell off his horse, Paul was arrested; only William completed the mission. I don't think this is historically accurate! There is a clever parody here of Longfellow’s poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." Born in 1745, died in 1799. See contributions there by other scholars on the history of this famous William and other Minutemen.
My son William Dawes, Jr. meets another William Dawes, Jr. in the King's Chapel burial ground on Boston's Freedom Trail.
If you're related to the "William Who Rode" OR Charles G., my father, genealogist Richard Marion Dawes, helped form the other Dawes family group. For more information, contact:
William Dawes (Who Rode) Association
Duane and Janice Dawes djdawes@XXXtcsn.net
(You must remove the XXX or the above address won't work.)
5295 Jack Creek Road
Templeton, CA 93465
805-238-6226
Lt. William Dawes
First fleeter -- in Australia, this is like coming over on the Mayflower in the U.S. See special page here on this famous explorer and astronomer, language student and defender of Australia's indigenous population. As a young Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, he fought against Americans in the war for independence. Late in his career, he was governor of Sierra Leone, and finally died in Antigua. This William is not known to be related to our 'Adrian' branch.
William Rutter Dawes
British Astronomer William Rutter Dawes (1799-1868) is one of six pioneers in astronomy featured in the Web's History of Astronomy. There's a cute Dawes Crater on Mars named after him -- do you see a happy face giving a salute here? Click here to visit NASA's larger photo, in its collection of Mars images. There is a Dawes Limit used by astronomers, and a Dawes Crater on the moon: Ron Dawes redwad@XXXpacific.telebyte.com of Seattle contributed these items. Ron is an amateur astronomer; he found another Ron Dawes in San Antonio, who also programs computers and is an amateur astronomer. Both of these Ron's and your webmaster have ground telescope mirrors!
Edwin Minot Dawes
Artist, 1872 - 1934. View some of his paintings here, extracted from a Web site by Michael D. Smith. I have been communicating with a fan of Edwin's, Tim White. He has done considerable research on Edwin. You may read this biographical account(PDF reader required, download if needed.) of what we know so far about this member of the Adrian Dawes branch. We would all like to know of more paintings, learn more about his life, or find a better picture of him than you see at the right. Please contact me if you can help!
Tim says that his sketch is "... an outline for a more thorough piece", to which we look forward. At the end, Tim says, poignantly:
" ... Of the few hundred paintings Dawes can be surmised to have made, less than thirty are known to still exist. As a painter myself, the tired trope of an artist dying in obscurity gnaws. I hope to answer as many unknowns of Dawes’ life as possible, and to restore the regard that his moving works merit."
"Autumn Lake", c.1910; oil/board, 16" x 20"
Senator Henry Dawes
Author of The Dawes Act which registered Cherokee Indians. The Senator is despised by Native Americans, who regard the law as a naked land grab and worse. See a story about the senator and the effects of the Dawes Act here, or his Congressional Biography here. Nonetheless, his name lives on, as the "Dawes Rolls" are the best source of genealogical information for the Cherokee. No Dawes family I know of claims him, but if any of his relatives show up here, I'd be happy to put up any kind words they might submit. Who knows, perhaps he meant well, as did many other do-gooders whose actions -- like forcible removal of Indian children to boarding schools -- are now recognized as inhumane. See the story in these pages by Arlo Stray Calf Dawes.
Arlo Stray Calf Dawes
Read this poignant story of how and why some Crow have the surname Dawes, contributed by my friend, Gives Frequent Feasts, Arlo Stray Calf Dawes.
Adrian Dawes
UR BRANCH'S earliest known Dawes is Adrian of Nottinghamshire, whose son Francis (m. Margaret Griffith) came from England in 1702. Francis begot Adrian (1707-1787, m. Susannah Wilkinson) who begot Adrian Jr. (m. Hannah Coate, d. 1830) who begot John W. Dawes (see right), the head of our clan. If you're related to John W. Dawes, or his children Adrian, Ananias, Francis, George, John Roy (George Henry, Mary Dawes Brigham, or my branch Wm. Adrian), Joseph, or Samuel, please contact Richard E. Dawes, president of the family association.
Our official family association is listed below. Subscribe to the family newsletter by writing the editor, Ardath Dawes at jadawes@XXXpathway.net(remove the XXX's), or contact:
The John W. Dawes Family Association
Richard E. Dawes 104075.1120@XXXcompuserve.com (Remove XXX to make this work.)
3488 W. Alamo Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123-2802
My father's first cousin. 
Many of us got to visit this elegant and witty lady in her penthouse overlooking Central Park. On my last visit, she spoke of her role as Madame De Rosemonde in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) which she confided to me 'was a rather scandalous movie'. She told me that she and Henry Fonda had auditioned together for their first jobs! Millie was active 'till her death on October 25, 1994 at age 89. My sister 
Artist, 1872 - 1934. 
Author of The Dawes Act which registered Cherokee Indians. The Senator is despised by Native Americans, who regard the law as a naked land grab and worse. 
UR BRANCH'S earliest known Dawes is Adrian of Nottinghamshire, whose son Francis (m. Margaret Griffith) came from England in 1702. Francis begot Adrian (1707-1787, m. Susannah Wilkinson) who begot Adrian Jr. (m. Hannah Coate, d. 1830) who begot John W. Dawes (see right), the head of our clan. If you're related to John W. Dawes, or his children Adrian, Ananias, Francis, George, John Roy (George Henry, Mary Dawes Brigham, or my branch Wm. Adrian), Joseph, or Samuel, please contact