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David Stewart Dawson (1849 – 6 August 1932), frequently referred to as Stewart Dawson, was an Australian manufacturing jeweller and property tycoon born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.〔(silver and precious objects - Stewart Dawson & Co )〕 He served his apprenticeship in Dufftown〔 in Banffshire then founded a successful retail watchmaking and jewellery business in Liverpool, England in 1871 after moving there age 22,〔 with shops in most large cities in Great Britain, aided by the slogan "Who watches the Police?".〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' 12 August 1932 )〕 after winning a tender to supply watches for the Liverpool Police. Advertising in Australian newspapers brought so much business he decided to move there and emigrated in 1886. He founded the business of Stewart Dawson and Co. in Sydney and soon had branches in Melbourne, and Auckland and Dunedin in New Zealand and Regent Street in London. After making the company a limited liability company in 1907, Dawson sold the company in 1931 to RHO Hills〔 department store (now House of Fraser).〔(HOUSE OF FRASER Archive :: Company: RHO Hills Ltd )〕 The resulting company operated until 'around 1935'.〔〔(English electroplate silver: marks and hallmarks of British silver plate: Da-Dh )〕 He dealt extensively in inner-city real-estate, including some of the most significant transactions in Australian history. Anticipating the Great Depression, he converted much of his property (valued around £1,000,000) from ownership to rental.〔(obituary ''The Argus'' 8 August 1932 )〕 One significant property he owned was half of the Strand Arcade (Pitt Street end). This peculiar arrangement was to have far-reaching consequences as a result of piecemeal development and inconsistent maintenance.〔(Strand Arcade )〕 He was noted for his contribution to the war effort, and served on many committees. He founded the Ambassadors Restaurant in 1923, long one of the most fashionable in Sydney.〔(''Brisbane Courier'' 8 August 1932 )〕 He had homes in Hatton Garden, London and Palm Beach, Sydney, a villa in Monte Carlo and a three-storey country mansion, "Bon Accord" in Springwood in the Blue Mountains, adjacent to Norman Lindsay's home. On his death the Monte Carlo villa went to his widow, Harriet Stewart Dawson (née McNab) (1881–1945) who married Prince Michal Radziwill, "Ordynat" (entailed estate holder) of the Palace and estate of Antonin in Ostrow County, Poland (1870–1955) in 1938.〔 Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia Probate Packet for the Estate of the late Princess Radziwill 〕 "Bon Accord" was kept as a rental property by his heirs, managed by Hugh D. McIntosh, but burned down in 1937. Today Stewart Dawson's is owned by New Zealand-Australian retail company the James Pascoe Group,〔(Stewart Dawsons )〕 acting as the groups's luxury jeweller in New Zealand.〔 The Stewart Dawson's brand is no longer in used in Australia, however thirteen stores remain across New Zealand.〔 Even today there is still a branch in Wellington's historic Stewart Dawson's Building (colloquially known as ''Stewart Dawsons Corner''),〔 built by Dawson for the firm in 1901. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Stewart Dawson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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