Thomas Hilton Dawson, known as Hilton Dawson, (born 30 September 1953 in Stannington, Northumberland) was the Labour Party member of Parliament for the Lancashire constituency of Lancaster and Wyre from 1997 until 2005.
Other works included design of Marton House near Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria (1822), Blagdon Hall (1830) in Stannington near Morpeth, Northumberland, the church of St John the Baptist in Leeming, North Yorkshire (1839) and the restoration of St Nicholas House, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Significant buildings in the area include the Christ Church parish church on Church Street; the Unitarian chapel, Underbank Chapel; and the country house, Revell Grange; all of which are Grade II listed structures.
In July 2012, Heaton Stannington played a match against the Gabon national under-23 football team as part of their preparations for the Olympics.