Henry Ward Dawson Sr. (November 6, 1890 – 1963) was an American doubles tennis champion with Maurice E. McLoughlin. In 1916 they were the number two seeded American doubles team. That year, they won the Pacific coast double championship and the United States sectional double championship in Chicago, Illinois.
Biography He was born in Iowa on November 6, 1890, to John Dawson and Mabel Walker. He was raised in Los Angeles, attended the public school system, and then attended Stanford University. After graduation, he went to work for the Mexican Petroleum Company in Tampico, Mexico. He died in 1963.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1916 U.S. National Championships Grass Maurice E. McLoughlin Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
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