James I. Dungan

James I. Dungan

James Irvine Dungan (born May 29, 1844 in Canonsburg , Pennsylvania , †  December 28, 1931 in Jackson , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1893 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Dungan attended the public schools in his home country, the Denmark Academy in Iowa and Washington College , also in Iowa. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1868, he began to work in Jackson in this profession. During the Civil War , he served as a color sergeant in an Iowa infantry unit. In 1867 and 1868 he was a school councilor in Jackson and a district school auditor. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1869 he was Mayor of Jackson City; from 1877 to 1879 he was a member of the Ohio Senate . In June 1880 he attended the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati as a delegate .

In the 1890 congressional elections , Dungan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 13th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Joseph H. Outhwaite on March 4, 1891 . Since he was not confirmed in 1892, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1893 . Between 1893 and 1895, Dungan worked as a lawyer for the US Department of the Interior . He then returned to Jackson, where he practiced as a lawyer again. In 1913 he was also the legal representative of his hometown. He died on December 28, 1931 in Jackson, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James I. Dungan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James I. Dungan in the database of Find a Grave (English)