Proponent of compulsory insurance. Was a member of the American Association for Labor Legislation for “social insurance”. He also wrote new age ethics books: “The Wisdom of Confucius”, “The Ethics of Confucius”, “The Ethics of Socrates”, and “The Ethical Religion of Zoroaster”. Dawson was also a Consulting Actuary, Member of the New York Bar, Joint Author, Workingmen's Insurance in Europe.