George Geoffrey Dawson (October 25, 1874, Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire - November 7, 1944, London) was editor of The Times from 1912 to 1919 and again from 1923 until 1941. His original last name was Robinson, but he changed it in 1917. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Times is a national quality daily newspaper in the United Kingdom. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Dawson was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and was elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He chose a career in civil service in 1898 and became private secretary to Lord Milner, high commissioner in South Africa, in 1901. Milner needed to ensure the support of the local newspapers after his return to England, so he persuaded the owners of the Johannesburg Star to appoint Dawson as the paper's editor. He parlayed this post into a position as the Johannesburg correspondent of the Times, and attracted the attention of Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Times, who appointed him editor of the paper in 1912. Dawson was unhappy, however, with the way that Northcliffe used the paper as an instrument to further his own personal political agenda and broke with him, stepping down as editor in 1919. Dawson returned to the post in 1923 after Lord Northcliffe's death. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys located in Eton, Berkshire near Windsor in England, located about a mile north of Windsor Castle. ... Magdalen College (pronounced ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... All Souls College (in full: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (23 March 1854 _ 13 May 1925), was British statesman and colonial administrator. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Johannesburg skyline at night with the Crown Interchange in the foreground Johannesburg is the most populous city in South Africa and the second most populous city in Sub-Saharan Africa, behind Lagos. ... Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (July 15, 1865, Dublin - August 14, 1922, London) was an influential and successful newspaper owner. ...

In his second stint as editor, Dawson began to use the paper in the same manner as Lord Northcliffe had, using the paper to promote his own agenda. He also became a leader of a group of journalists that sought to influence national policy by private correspondence with leading statesmen and was close to both Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain. He was a prominent proponent and supporter of appeasement policies after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, and is considered a major figure in the events that led up to the Munich agreement in 1938. He retired in 1941. Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (August 3, 1867 - December 14, 1947) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on three separate occasions. ... Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869–9 November 1940) was a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937–1940. ... Appeasement is a strategic maneuver, based on either pragmatism, fear of war, or moral conviction, that leads to acceptance of imposed conditions in lieu of armed resistance. ... Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889–April 30, 1945) was the Führer und Reichskanzler (leader and chancellor) of Germany from 1933 to his death. ... Chamberlain holds the paper containing the resolution to commit to peaceful methods signed by both Hitler and himself on his return from Germany in September 1938. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...