Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
| Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne | |
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| 24th Governor of Illinois | |
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In office February 3, 1913 – January 8, 1917 |
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| Lieutenant | Barratt O'Hara |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Deneen |
| Succeeded by | Frank O. Lowden |
| 38th Mayor of Chicago | |
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In office 1905–1907 |
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| Preceded by | Carter Harrison, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Fred A. Busse |
| Personal details | |
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October 12, 1853 Watertown, Connecticut |
| Died | May 24, 1937 (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth J. Kelly (d.1928) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Judge, Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (October 12, 1853 – May 24, 1937) was an American politician who was the 24th Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917 and previously served as the 38th mayor of Chicago from April 5, 1905 to 1907. He is to date the last Mayor of Chicago to be elected Governor of Illinois.
Born in 1853, in Watertown, Connecticut, he was the son of an ardent Irish nationalist, Patrick William (P. W.) Dunne (1832–1921), who emigrated to America in 1849 after the failed Young Ireland revolt. His mother, Delia Mary (Mary) Lawlor, was the daughter of a prosperous Irish contractor, and participant in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, who helped construct the docks of Galway.
The family moved to Peoria, Illinois in 1855 while Dunne was still an infant, and he was educated there in the public schools. Dunne had three sisters. His father refused to send his son to the local Catholic academy, because the Catholic Church had spoken out against the activities of the Fenians.,
P. W. Dunne was a prosperous businessman, active in both Irish and American politics. He raised money for the Fenians, gave generously of his own funds, and frequently hosted Irish politicians, political exiles, and rebels in his home when they traveled to Chicago. P. W. Dunne served on the Peoria City Council in the 1860s and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives.
After Dunne graduated from high school in Peoria, IL in 1871, he was sent to Ireland to attend Trinity College in Dublin. His father wanted his son to be educated at the alma mater of Irish patriot, Robert Emmet. Among his classmates was the author Oscar Wilde. Dunne did extremely well at Trinity, but was forced to leave one year short of graduation, after his father suffered a financial setback.
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