Charles Dunn, Chief Justice for the Territory of Wisconsin.

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Charles Dunn

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bullitt Co., Kentucky
Death: 1872 (72-73)
Mineral Point, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Place of Burial: Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Dunn; John Dunn; Amy Dunn and Amy Dunn
Husband of Mary E Dunn and Mary Emily Shrader
Father of John Dunn; Catherine Dewey and John Dunn
Brother of John Dunn

Occupation: Chief Justice for the Territory of Wisconsin.
Notes: Was 1st Chief Justice of Wisconsin
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About Charles Dunn, Chief Justice for the Territory of Wisconsin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dunn

Charles Dunn (December 28, 1799–April 7, 1872) was a United States jurist and politician.

Born in Bullitt's Lick, Bullitt County, Kentucky, Dunn was educated in Kentucky and Illinois. Dunn read law under Nathaniel Pope in Illinois and was admitted to the Illinois bar. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, Dunn served in the Illinois Militia. Dunn served as the clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives and was elected to serve in the Illinois House. In 1836, President Andrew Jackson appointed Dunn to the Wisconsin Territorial Supreme Court and he served as chief justice of the court until Wisconsin was admitted to the union on May 29, 1848. Dunn served in the Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1847-1848 and help drafted the judiciary article in the present Wisconsin Constitution of 1848. Dunn served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1853-1856. In 1858, Dunn ran for the United States House of Representatives and lost. Dunn then resumed his law practice settling and living in Belmont, Wisconsin for the rest of his life.[1][2] The first Governor of Wisconsin Nelson Dewey married his daughter Catherine Dunn.[3] Dunn County, Wisconsin was named in honor of Charles Dunn

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Charles Dunn, Chief Justice for the Territory of Wisconsin.'s Timeline

1799
1799
Bullitt Co., Kentucky
1824
February 14, 1824
Illinois, United States
1827
1827
1872
1872
Age 73
Mineral Point, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
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Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States