Edmund Francis Dunne
| Edmund Francis Dunne | |
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| Chief Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
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In office March 20, 1874 – January 1876 |
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| Nominated by | Ulyses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | John Titus |
| Succeeded by | C. G. W. French |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 30, 1835 Little Falls, New York |
| Died | October 4, 1904 (aged 69) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Unionist/Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Cecelia Warner |
| Children | Eugene O'Dunne, Brian Boru Dunne |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Count Edmund Francis Dunne (July 30, 1835 – October 4, 1904), born Edmund Francis O'Dunne, was an American politician and jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona Territory. During his early career he served in the California State Legislature and as a member of the Nevada constitutional convention. His later life was spent building the town of San Antonio, Florida.
Dunne was born on July 30, 1835 in Little Falls, New York, the eldest of five children to John and Eleanor O'Dunne. Of Irish ancestry, he was a "rectilineal descendant of Tiege Reagh O'Dunne" on his father's side and descended from Cormac, second son of Tiego IV of Iregan on his mother's. A year after his birth, Dunne's family moved to Ohio. There his father, a prosperous businessman, helped Irish immigrants to settle. Details of Dunne's education are unknown but the judge's broad background in history and theology combined with fluency in multiple languages indicates extensive schooling.
In 1852, Dunne and his father went to prospect for gold in California. After several years the pair brought the rest of the family west to live with them on a farm. About this time Dunne obtained his legal education in San Francisco. In 1852 he worked to establish a Catholic colony in Mexico.
During his youth, Dunne was a Douglas Democrat but joined the Unionist Party following the outbreak of the American Civil War. He was elected in 1862 to represent Sonoma County, California in the California State Legislature. Upon completing his term in 1863, Dunne moved to Humboldt County, Nevada Territory.
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