Aubert C. Dunn
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Aubert Culberson Dunn was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Meridian, Mississippi
, Dunn attended the public schools, the University of Mississippi at Oxford, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1917.
He served in the United States Navy
from December 7, 1917, to June 16, 1919.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced practice in Meridian, Mississippi
.
He served as district attorney for the tenth judicial district of Mississippi 1931-1934.
Dunn was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.
He served as expert to the United States Senate
Committee on Finance in 1938 and as attorney for the Social Security Board in 1939.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as special trial attorney, United States Attorney General's office from 1952 to 1953.
Circuit judge, Tenth Judicial District, Mississippi, 1966.
He was a resident of Mobile, Alabama
until his death there on January 4, 1987.
He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, Dunn attended the public schools, the University of Mississippi at Oxford, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1917.
He served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from December 7, 1917, to June 16, 1919.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced practice in Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
.
He served as district attorney for the tenth judicial district of Mississippi 1931-1934.
Dunn was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.
He served as expert to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Committee on Finance in 1938 and as attorney for the Social Security Board in 1939.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as special trial attorney, United States Attorney General's office from 1952 to 1953.
Circuit judge, Tenth Judicial District, Mississippi, 1966.
He was a resident of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
until his death there on January 4, 1987.
He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.