Samuel Orace Dunn (March 8, 1877 – January 4, 1958) was an American transportation specialist.

Biography

He was born in

Bloomfield, Iowa Bloomfield is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Davis County. Geography Bloomfield is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, near the Missouri border. Bloomfiel ...

on March 8, 1877. He began to set type at the age of 12. He learned the printing trade after graduating from high school, was editor of the Quitman, (Mo.) ''Record'' (1895–96) and associate editor of the Maryville, (Mo.) ''Tribune'' (1896–1900); from 1900 to 1904 was a reporter, and later editorial writer, on the Kansas City ''Journal'', and in 1904-07 was connected with the Chicago ''

Tribune Tribune () was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome. The two most important were the tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes. For most of Roman history, a college of ten tribunes of the plebs acted as a check on the ...

'' as railroad editor and editorial writer. In 1907-08 he was managing editor of the ''

Railway Age ''Railway Age'' is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago (the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. History The magazine's ...

'', and thereafter editor of the ''

Railway Age Gazette ''Railway Age'' is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago (the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. History The magazine's ...

''. He also contributed articles to periodicals and lectured frequently on transportation subjects and was an outspoken advocate on behalf of the railroad industry. At the time of his death he was the chairman emeritus of Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. He wrote: * ''American Transportation Question'' (1912) * ''Government Ownership of Railways'' (1913) * ''Railway Regulation or Ownership?'' (1918) * ''Public Ownership of Public Utilities'' (1919), with

William Bennett Munro William Bennett Munro (5 January 1875 – 4 September 1957) was a Canadian historian and political scientist. He taught at Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology. He was known for research on the seigneurial system in New Fr ...

, John Martin, and

Delos Franklin Wilcox Delos Franklin Wilcox (April 22, 1873 in Ida, Michigan – April 4, 1928) was a United States expert on municipal government. Biography He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1894, having been strongly influenced by John Dewey. He took the ...

"Sam Dunn Day" was held at the Chicago Railroad Fair on August 16, 1948 to commemorate his contributions to the railroad industry. He was referred to as "Uncle Orace" from his middle name by nephews. The middle name was used by other male family members, but the origin of the name is unknown. * American newspaper editors American male journalists People from Bloomfield, Iowa 1877 births 1958 deaths {{US-journalist-19thC-stub