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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
The Very Rev. Father Thomas Gordon Dawson
The Very Rev. Father Thomas Gordon Dawson, Administrator of Thorndon Parish, was born in the North of England, in 1847. He was educated at St. Edward's College, Liverpool, and at the English College, Lisbon. Ordained in January, 1875, in Liverpool Pro-Cathedral (St. Nicholas'), the reverend gentleman became a professor at a Liverpool Diocesan Seminary. He became parish priest at Westby, North Lancashire, where he remained four years. Father Dawson was then transferred to the care of St. Alexander's, Bootle, Liverpool, where he stayed for a considerable time, till his health broke down, and it became necessary to make a change. Father Dawson decided on a trip to New Zealand, and came out by the s.s. “Tongariro.” For some time he was travelling for the benefit of his health, and in 1888, being considerably stronger, he joined the Wellington Diocese, and was appointed to the parish of Waipawa. Remaining there till May, 1892, the reverend gentleman was transferred to Wellington, and has had charge of the parish, including the supervision of all the schools, since taking up his abode in the Empire City.
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Very Rev. Father Dawson.