{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1794–1854)}}
{{Infobox officeholder | office1 = Indiana State Treasurer | order1 = 4th | term_start1 = 1841 | term_end1 = 1844 | governor1 = Samuel Bigger<br>James Whitcomb | preceded1 = Nathan B. Palmer | succeeded1 = Royal Mayhew | state2 = Indiana | district2 = 4th | term_start2 = March 4, 1837 | term_end2 = March 3, 1839 | predecessor2 = Amos Lane | successor2 = Thomas Smith | state_house3 = Indiana | term3 = 1828–1829<br>1832–1824 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1794|11|15}} | birth_place = New York City, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1854|01|12|1794|11|15}} | death_place = Lawrenceburg, Indiana, US | party = Whig }}
'''George Hedford Dunn''' (November 15, 1794 – January 12, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician. A Whig, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, later the Indiana State Treasurer.
==Biography == Dunn was born on November 15, 1794, in New York City. In 1817, he moved to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where he studied law. After being admitted to the bar in 1822, after which he commenced practice in Lawrenceburg.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dunn, George Hedford |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000547 |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref> He owned slaves.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Help us identify members of Congress who enslaved people |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/submit-congress-enslaved-database/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en}}</ref>
Dunn was a Whig. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1828 and 1829, and again from 1832 to 1834.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Dunn |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunn.html |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> As a representative, he promoted Indiana's first railroad.<ref name=":0" /> He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Indiana Senate in 1831.<ref name=":1" /> He unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives for the 24th Congress, though won the following Congressional election. He served in Congress from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1839, representing Indiana's 4th district. He lost the following election. From 1841 to 1844, he was the Indiana State Treasurer, and from 1847 to 1850, was judge of Dearborn County.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Between serving in Congress and as Indiana State Treasurer, Dunn returned to practicing law. Up until his death, he was president of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad.<ref name=":0" /> He was also a trustee of Indiana University.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Trustees_and_Officers_of_Indiana_Univers/92LOAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=George+Hedford+Dunn&dq=George+Hedford+Dunn&printsec=frontcover |title=Trustees and Officers of Indiana University, 1820 to 1950 |date=1951 |publisher=Indiana University |pages=47 |language=en}}</ref> He died on January 12, 1854, aged 59, in Lawrenceburg. He was buried at New Town Cemetery,<ref name=":0" /> later being moved to Glendale Cemetery.<ref name=":1" /> His tombstone features a model train on top of it. He was married, with him being buried beside his wife.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Whiting Jr. |first=Charles |date=June 2003 |title=George Hedford Dunn |url=https://indcanal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dunn-George.pdf |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=The Hoosier Packet}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Nathan B. Palmer}} {{s-ttl|title=Treasurer of Indiana|years=1841–1844}} {{s-aft|after=Royal Mayhew}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box|state=Indiana |district=4 |before=Amos Lane |years=1837-1839 |after=Thomas Smith}} {{s-end}}
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