Edward Bousfield Dawson was a barrister and magistrate who succeeded to the Aldcliffe estate in 1876. He extended the hall, developed the estate and was active in local public affairs and estate management.

The transcript gives his birth date as 16 August 1830 and death in 1916; the title was a manorial lordship, not a separate peerage or barony.

Research sources:
- R. Bellis, Aldcliffe historical transcript, pp. 91-93 and 103-104; the transcript explicitly records his role as lord of the manor and the extent of his Aldcliffe ownership. — https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/rhc/Aldcliffetranscript.pdf