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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaGeorge Grundy DUNN
(1812-1857)
DUNN, George Grundy, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Washington County, Ky.,
December 20, 1812; moved to Monroe County, Ind.; completed
preparatory studies and attended the Indiana University at
Bloomington; moved to Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., in 1833,
where he taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1835 and commenced practice in Bedford, Ind.; prosecuting attorney
of Lawrence County in 1842; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth
Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1848; served in the State senate from 1850 until
1852, when he resigned; elected as an Opposition Party candidate to
the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1856; died in Bedford, Ind.,
September 4, 1857; interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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