George G. Dunn

George Grundy Dunn (born December 20, 1812 in Washington County , Kentucky , †  September 4, 1857 in Bedford , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1857 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

In his teens, George Dunn came to Monroe County , Indiana, where he attended preparatory schools. He then studied at Indiana University in Bloomington . From 1833 Dunn was based in Bedford, where he worked as a teacher. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1835, he began practicing this profession in Bedford. In 1842, he became a lawyer in Lawrence County .

Politically, Dunn joined the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1846 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded John Wesley Davis on March 4, 1847 . Since he was not confirmed in 1848, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1849 . This was shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

From 1850 to 1852 George Dunn was a member of the State Senate . After the dissolution of his party, he became a member of the short-lived opposition party . In the congressional elections of 1854 , Dunn was re-elected to Congress in the third district of his state as the successor to Cyrus L. Dunham , where he was able to complete a further legislative period between March 4, 1855 and March 3, 1857, which of the events and Discussions in the run-up to the civil war was intended.

In 1856, George Dunn renounced another candidacy. He died on September 4, 1857, just six months after the end of his term in the US House of Representatives, in Bedford, where he was also buried.

Web links

• George G. Dunn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George G. Dunn in the database of Find a Grave (English)