James I. Dungan
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James Irvine Dungan was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Dungan attended the common schools.
He received an academic education at the local academy at Denmark, Iowa
, and at the college at Washington, Iowa
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1868 and commenced practice in Jackson, Ohio
.
During the Civil War
served as color sergeant in the Nineteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
Superintendent of schools of Jackson, Ohio
, and city and county school examiner, 1867 and 1868.
He served as mayor of Jackson, 1869.
He served as member of the State senate from 1877 to 1879.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1880.
Dungan was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-second
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-third
Congress in 1892.
Attorney in the Interior Department from 1893 to 1895.
He returned to Jackson, Ohio
, and resumed the practice of law.
City solicitor, 1913.
He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Jackson, Ohio
, on December 28, 1931.
He was interred in Fairmont Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Dungan attended the common schools.
He received an academic education at the local academy at Denmark, Iowa
Denmark, Iowa
Denmark is an unincorporated community in northeastern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 16 north of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County. Its elevation is 722 feet . Although Denmark is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of...
, and at the college at Washington, Iowa
Washington, Iowa
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,047 at the 2000 census.-History:...
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1868 and commenced practice in Jackson, Ohio
Jackson, Ohio
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....
.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
served as color sergeant in the Nineteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
Superintendent of schools of Jackson, Ohio
Jackson, Ohio
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....
, and city and county school examiner, 1867 and 1868.
He served as mayor of Jackson, 1869.
He served as member of the State senate from 1877 to 1879.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1880.
Dungan was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress in 1892.
Attorney in the Interior Department from 1893 to 1895.
He returned to Jackson, Ohio
Jackson, Ohio
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....
, and resumed the practice of law.
City solicitor, 1913.
He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Jackson, Ohio
Jackson, Ohio
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....
, on December 28, 1931.
He was interred in Fairmont Cemetery.