Dawes

, William 1745-1799.

American patriot who, along with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott, rode on the night of April 18, 1775, to warn residents in the towns west of Boston, Massachusetts, that British soldiers were marching on Lexington and Concord.

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Dawes William

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