Charles T. Dunning

Charles T. Dunning (November 2, 1843 – May 14, 1916) was a former Clerk of the New York State Senate.

Life

Dunning was born on November 2, 1843 in Minisink, New York. He was the son of Braddock R. Dunning, a cooper and farmer, and Harriet L. Walsh.[1]

Growing up in Unionville, Dunning attended public school in Middletown. He then moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he clerked for a store. In 1867, he moved to Goshen with his father. In 1872 he was made Clerk of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, a position he would serve in for the next 17 years. He was an active member of the Democratic Party.[1]

In 1892, Dunning was appointed Clerk of the New York State Senate. He served as Clerk in 1892[2] and 1893.[3]

Dunning's first wife, Georgia Thompson, died in 1888. His second wife was Mary E. Millspaugh.[4]

Dunning died at home on May 14, 1916. He was buried in Wallkill Cemetery.[4]

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References
  1. Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County, New York. Chapman Publishing Co. 1895. pp. 192–193.
  2. Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. p. 103.
  3. Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. p. 107.
  4. "Charles T. Dunning Dies at Home in Goshen on Sunday". Middletown Times-Press. 15 May 1916.
Government offices
Preceded by
John Snyders Kenyon		 Clerk of the New York State Senate
1892-1893		 Succeeded by
John Snyders Kenyon
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