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Description: William M. Dawkins was Mayor of Gawler in 1908-1909. According to Glimpses of Gawler Vol2 p73, William Dawkins lived in "Wistow" in 1913 situated at the upper end of Reid Street between Finniss and Moore Streets; 13 Finniss Street. He married Eliza Pendlebury Jones (daughter of Gawler Mayor [[Jones (Mayor) John|John Jones]]) in 1878 in the Wesleyan Chapel, Gawler. The couple went on to have four children, including daughter Elsie Parnel Dawkins (married name [[Ey Elsie|Elsie Ey]]). William Dawkins was Councillor for North Ward from 1900 until 1907 (two terms). He then served as Mayor between 1908 -1909, before returning to Councillor for North Ward in 1921-1922. Please <[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jWcDyWEty5NmH5QljUq7DltrY-qrVC5D/view?usp=sharing click here]> to read Mr William Dawkins Eulogy as printed in the Bunyip, Friday 28 May 1937. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72157634117784378 Click here for photos of Mayor William Dawkins] [https://gawlerhistory.com/Finniss_Street_13 Click here for photos of his home at 13 Finniss Street] The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.

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