Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne

Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (October 12, 1853 – May 24, 1937) was an American politician. He was Mayor of Chicago from April 5, 1905 to 1907. He was also the 24th Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917. His time as governor was notable for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms.Illinois major party platforms: 1900-1964, by Nowlan, James Dunlap, 1966, P.117-118

Dunne was born on October 12, 1853 in Watertown, Connecticut.Morton, Richard Allen. Edward F. Dunne: Illinois' Most Progressive Governor. ISHS, Winter 1990 edition. p. 218-234   He was raised in Peoria, Illinois and in Chicago, Illinois. Dunne was married to Elizabeth J. Kelly until her death in 1928. Dunne died on May 24, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, aged 83.

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Other websites

 Public Transportation and the Failure of Municipal Socialism in Chicago, 1905-1907:  
 Chicago and Municipal Ownership, by Edward F. Dunne, National Magazine, June 1905


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