Francis J. Dunn was an American politician in

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. Dunn was appointed secretary of the

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by President

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (Uni ...

on January 25, 1841. He continued in office until Alexander P. Field took office on April 23, 1841. Dunn served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives from Lafayette County in 1841.'History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin Containing An Account Of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources,' Consul Willshire Butterfield, Western Historical Company: 1881, pg. 493 Francis Dunn was born and raised in Miami, Florida.

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