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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaGeorge Hedford DUNN
(1794-1854)
DUNN, George Hedford, a
Representative from Indiana; born in New York City, November 15,
1794; moved to Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., in 1817;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice
in Lawrenceburg; member of the State house of representatives in
1828, 1832, and 1833; promoter of the first railway in Indiana;
unsuccessful candidate for election to the Twenty-fourth Congress;
elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March
3, 1839); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; resumed the
practice of law; State treasurer 1841-1844; judge of Dearborn
County, Ind.; president of the Cincinnati & Indianapolis
Railroad at the time of his death in Lawrenceburg, Ind., January
12, 1854; interment in New Town Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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