Thomas B. Dunn

Thomas B. Dunn

Thomas Byrne Dunn (born March 16, 1853 in Providence , Rhode Island , †  July 2, 1924 in Rochester , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1923 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1858 Thomas Dunn moved with his parents to Rochester, New York State, where he attended public schools and the De Graff Military Institute . He later made perfumes, among other things. He was President of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce in 1905 and 1906. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1907 and 1908 he was a member of the New York Senate . In 1907 he was representative of his state for the Jamestown Exposition tercentennial in Jamestown ( Virginia ) and in 1908 he was Minister of Finance ( Treasurer ) of his state.

In the 1912 congressional elections , Dunn was elected to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly established 38th  constituency of New York , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1913. After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1923 . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. It was about the nationwide introduction of income tax and the direct election of US senators . The First World War also fell during his time in Congress . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1922 Thomas Dunn declined to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he withdrew into retirement. He died on July 2, 1924 in Rochester, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Thomas B. Dunn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	United States House of Representatives for New York (38th constituency) March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1923	Meyer Jacobstein