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About Charles Dunn
Charles Dunn was an American lawyer, judge, and one of the founding fathers of the state of Wisconsin. He was the only person to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Wisconsin Territory, and was one of the chief framers of the Constitution of Wisconsin, chairing the committee on the judiciary at the constitutional convention in the winter of 1847–1848. After Wisconsin became a state he served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Lafayette County from 1853 to 1857. He is the namesake of Dunn County, Wisconsin.
Everything about Charles Dunn →- Occupation
- politician, judge, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the Illinois House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 28, 1799
- Died
- April 7, 1872