Howard Harrison Dunn (1867–1942) was a Minnesota Republican politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Howard H. Dunn
30th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1911–1913
Preceded byAnton J. Rockne
Succeeded byHenry Rines
Minnesota State Representative
In office
1911–1915
Minnesota State Senator
In office
1897–1899
Personal details
Born(1867-10-29)October 29, 1867
Jackson, Minnesota
DiedMay 7, 1942(1942-05-07) (aged 74)
San Antonio, Texas
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceFairmont, Minnesota
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

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Howard H. Dunn was born in Jackson, Minnesota on October 29, 1867.[1]

Dunn was city attorney for Fairmont, Minnesota, and was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1896. He served only one term in the Senate, but was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1910, where he was immediately selected as speaker, a position he held until 1913. Dunn died in San Antonio, Texas on May 7, 1942.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Hyde, C. W. G.; Stoddard, William, eds. (1901). History of the Great Northwest and Its Men of Progress. The Minneapolis Journal. pp. 573–574. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
  3. ^ "Howard Dunn, Ex-Minnesota Speaker, Dies". Minneapolis Star Journal. Fairmont, Minnesota. AP. May 7, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved February 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1911–1913
Succeeded by