# Mr. Dawson — The Federalist Papers character guide

> Mr. Dawson in The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dawson

**First appearance:** 0042-xl-on-the-powers-of-the-convention-to-form-a-mixed-government-examined-and-sustained

## Who they are

A figure referenced in the papers, likely a historical or contemporary political actor.

## In the story

### [The Text of the Federalist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/chapters/the-text-of-the-federalist)

Editor of the 1863 edition that reverted to the original text; his argument for the original text is deemed unanswerable, though his numbering system is criticized.

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