Robert Campbell Dunn (February 14, 1855 – October 28, 1918) was an Irish born American politician and businessman.
Born in Plumbridge, County Tyrone, Ireland, Dunn emigrated to the United States in 1870 and settled in Princeton, Minnesota in 1876. Dunn was the editor and publisher of The Princeton Union newspaper. He served as town clerk for Princeton, Minnesota from 1878 to 1889 and as county attorney for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota from 1884 to 1886. Dunn was a Republican. In 1889 and 1890, 1893 and 1894 and from 1911 to 1914, Dunn served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Then, Dunn served as Minnesota State Auditor from 1895 to 1903. Then, Dunn served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1915 until his death on October 28, 1918. Dunn died at his home in Princeton, Minnesota. His grandson Robert G. Dunn also served in the Minnesota Legislature.
References
- Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Robert Campbell Dunn. Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved on October 11, 2017.
- "Senator Dunn Is Dead", La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press, October 29, 1918, p. 3
- OurCampaigns.com.-Robert Campbell Dunn. Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2017.
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| Preceded bySamuel Rinnah Van Sant | Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota 1904 |
Succeeded byA. L. Cole |
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| Preceded byAdolph Biermann | Minnesota State Auditor 1895 – 1903 |
Succeeded bySamuel G. Iverson |
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- 1855 births
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- Irish emigrants to the United States
- People from County Tyrone
- People from Princeton, Minnesota
- Editors of Minnesota newspapers
- Minnesota state auditors
- Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Republican Party Minnesota state senators
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