Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet, known as Dawson Bates, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the first Minister of Home Affairs.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
- Born
- November 23, 1876
- Died
- June 20, 1949, June 9, 1949
