John T. Dunn
John T. Dunn | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Charles N. Fowler |
Personal details | |
Born | Tipperary, Ireland | June 4, 1838
Died | February 22, 1907 Elizabeth, New Jersey | (aged 68)
Political party | Democratic |
John Thomas Dunn (June 4, 1838 – February 22, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
Biography
Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Dunn immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New Jersey in 1845. He completed elementary studies at home. He engaged in business in 1862.
Dunn was elected a member of the board of aldermen of Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1878. He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1879 to 1882 and was speaker of the house in 1882. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Dunn was again elected a member of the city council.
Dunn was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress, where he represented the newly created 8th congressional district from March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
After leaving office he resumed the practice of law. He died in Elizabeth, New Jersey, February 22, 1907, and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
References
- ^ John Thomas Dunn, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
External links
- United States Congress. "John Thomas Dunn (id: D000550)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Thomas Dunn at The Political Graveyard
- John T. Dunn at Find a Grave
- 19th-century American politicians
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey city council members
- New Jersey Democrats
- New Jersey lawyers
- Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1838 births
- 1907 deaths
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives