▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁northern ▁Ontario , ▁become ▁a ▁separate ▁territory , ▁until ▁it ▁had ▁enough ▁population ▁for ▁provincial ▁status . ▁As ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Roman ▁Catholic , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁anom aly ▁in ▁Protest ant ▁Ontario ▁where ▁most ▁Sc ots ▁were ▁Pres by ter ian . ▁ ▁His ▁brother ▁William ▁Mc Don ell ▁Daw son ▁served ▁as ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁agent ▁at ▁Ott awa ▁and ▁was ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁woods ▁and ▁for ests ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁department ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada ▁for ▁Tro is - R ivi ères ; ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁there ▁but ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁general ▁election . ▁Another ▁brother ▁was ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁A ene as ▁Mc Don ell ▁Daw son . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁virt ually ▁forgotten . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Arthur , ▁Simon ▁J . ▁Daw son ▁C . E . ▁( Th under ▁Bay , ▁Ont . ▁: ▁Th under ▁Bay ▁Historical ▁Museum ▁Society , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁ 3 6 ▁pages . ▁ ▁Jan et ▁E . ▁Ch ute ▁and ▁Alan ▁Knight , ▁" T aking ▁up ▁the ▁tor ch ▁: ▁Simon ▁J . ▁Daw son ▁and ▁the ▁Upper ▁Great ▁L akes '