Biography

08/10/1864 - 06/06/1939

DUNN, James A., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, August 10, 1864, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; employed, E. H. Fitler & Co., cord manufacturer (25 years); elected, 23rd Ward Republican Committee (10 years); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1913 term; reelected to serve 5 more consecutive terms; appointed, secretary, Commission to Investigate the Administration of Civil Service in Cities of the First Class (1913-1914); appointed, president, Commission to Select a State Cemetery for War Veterans (1921-1922); not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1925 term; assistant director, Wharves, Docks and Ferries, Philadelphia; president, Bridesburg Building and Loan Association; died, June 6, 1939 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, East Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.