"Dawes, James William"@en . "American politician" . "1918Z"^^ . . "1918-10-08Z"^^ . "1844Z"^^ . "1844-01-08Z"^^ . . "James William Dawes (January 8, 1844 \u2013 October 8, 1918) was a Republican Nebraska politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Nebraska from 1883 to 1887.He was born in McConnelsville, Ohio. He was the great-grandson of William Dawes, a first cousin of Rufus R. Dawes, and a first cousin once removed of Charles G. Dawes. Dawes attended Western Reserve Academy in Ohio and The Milwaukee Business College. He studied law in his cousin's law firm and was admitted to the bar in 1871."@en .