Charles Dunn was a United States jurist and politician.

Born in Bullitt's Lick

Bullitt's Lick

Bullitt's Lick is a historic salt lick three miles south of Shepherdsville in Bullitt County, Kentucky. It was the first commercial supplier of salt in Kentucky, and the first industry in Kentucky as well, supplying jobs for many residents, including slaves....

, Bullitt County, Kentucky

Bullitt County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of...

, Dunn was educated in Kentucky and Illinois. Dunn read law under Nathaniel Pope

Nathaniel Pope

Nathaniel Pope was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Illinois.-Early life, education, and career:...

 in Illinois and was admitted to the Illinois bar. During the Black Hawk War

Black Hawk War

The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....

 of 1832, Dunn served in the Illinois Militia. Dunn served as the clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

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 and was elected to serve in the Illinois House. In 1836, President Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...

 appointed Dunn to the Wisconsin Territorial Supreme Court and he served as chief justice of the court until Wisconsin was admitted to the union on May 29, 1848. Dunn served in the Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1847-1848 and help drafted the judiciary article in the present Wisconsin Constitution

Wisconsin Constitution

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 of 1848. Dunn served in the Wisconsin State Senate

Wisconsin State Senate

The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...

 in 1853-1856. In 1858, Dunn ran for the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 and lost. Dunn then resumed his law practice settling and living in Belmont, Wisconsin

Belmont, Wisconsin

Belmont is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 871 according to the 2000 census.-History:Founded in 1835 by land speculator John Atchison, Belmont was the original capital of the Wisconsin Territory, and the original territorial capitol building is preserved...

 for the rest of his life. The first Governor of Wisconsin

Governor of Wisconsin

The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...

 Nelson Dewey

Nelson Dewey

Nelson Dewey was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin; he was the first Governor of Wisconsin, serving from 1848 until 1852.- Early life :...

 married his daughter Catherine Dunn. Dunn County, Wisconsin was named in honor of Charles Dunn.