Dawson George Mercer 1849-1901 Son Of Sir J W Dawson Qv
Studied geology and palaeontology under Huxley, Ramsay and Etheridge at
the Royal School of Mines, London. Geologist and botanist to North
American Boundary Commission, 1873-1875. Appointed to staff of
Geological Survey, 1875; assistant director, 1883; director, 1895. One
of British commissioners in Bering Sea Arbitration, 1892. =Bib.=: For
his numerous reports and papers on geological and allied subjects, see
General Indexes to Geological Survey Reports, 1863-1884, and
1885-1906; and Bibliography of the Royal Society (R. S. C., 1894). For
biog., see Morgan, Can. Men.