Dunne, Hon. James

DUNNE

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Date: 3/10/2008 at 15:10:38

Jackson Sentinel, January 11, 1872.

Biographies of County Elected Officials.

HON. JAMES DUNNE, the newly elected Member of the Board of Supervisors, was born January 24th, 1823, in Clonmore, Kings County, Ireland, and is now 48 years of age. In 1843, when but twenty years of age, he was smitten with the fever that has carried off so many of his countrymen-to the United States-and emigrated to this country in ther same year. For the ten years following his arrival in the land of his adoption, he carried on a trade between New Orleans and one of the Mexican ports on his own hook, and acquired a little property. In 1851 he removed to Iowa and purchased a farm in Otter Creek township, this county, where he still resides. Since then Mr. Dunne has occupied a prominent place in the history of the county, filling many positions of honor and trust. An ardent friend of Democratic principles, he has always been closely identified with that party in prosperity and adversity. Under the old system, when each township was entitled to one member of the board, he represented his township almost without intermission, until his election as a member of the Thirteenth General Assembly, which latter position he filled with honor to himself and the satisfaction of his constituents. Mr. Dunne is a man possessing great force of character, and the most determined energy, making his influence felt on everthing he comes in contact with. Like all men of that stamp he has many enemies, and probably no other man of the county could have overthrown the combinations made to defeat his election last fall.