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Dawson (WILLIAM JAMES a clergyman)

WILLIAM JAMES, a clergyman and writer, born at Towcester, England, in 1854. He was educated at Didsbury College, Manchester. In 1875 he was ordained Wesleyan minister. He served in several pastorates in England until 1905, when he moved to the United States, becoming pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church. He lectured widely on literary and historical subjects. He wrote "Makers of English Poetry" (1890); "Makers of English Prose" (1899); "Quest of the Simple Life" (1903); "A Soldier of the Future" (1908); "The Book of Courage" (1911); "The Father of a Soldier" (1917); and "Chalmers Comes Back" (1919). He also wrote several volumes of poems.