William F. Dunbar
1st Minnesota State Auditor
In office
1858–1861
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byCharles McIlrath
Personal details
Born
William Franklin Dunbar

(1820-11-08)November 8, 1820
Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1890(1890-04-28) (aged 69)
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery, Houston, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, farmer

William Franklin Dunbar (November 8, 1820 April 28, 1890) was an American politician.

Born in Westerly, Rhode Island, he moved to Caledonia, Minnesota in 1854 and was a farmer.[1] He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1856-1857. From 1858-1861, Dunbar served as the first Minnesota State Auditor.[2]

Dunbar died on April 28, 1890. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Houston, Minnesota.[3]

Notes

  1. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 185.
  2. William F. Dunbar, Minnesota Past and Present Legislators
  3. "William Franklin Dunbar (1820-1890)". Find A Grave.


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