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Frank Leslie Dunn Birth: May 17, 1871 Lockland Hamilton County Ohio, USA Death: Dec., 1953 Wichita Sedgwick County Kansas, USA
Wichita Eagle Wednesday, December 23, 1953 Page 1. Report of death yesterday of Frank Leslie Dunn, 82, of 4 Park Avenue, Eastborough, owner of Dunn Investment Company and former owner of the Dunn Mercantile Company. Born May 17, 1871 in Lockland, Ohio. Survived by one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Dunn, 417 North Quintin, one brother, Horace J. Dunn, 324 South Terrace Drive, and two granddaughters. Came to Wichita in 1879 from Cincinnati, as a boy.TIHEN NOTES FROM 1953 WICHITA EAGLE
Frank Leslie Dunn was a member of The Rotary, The Wichita Club and the Sunflower Club. He was president of the League of Kansas Municipalities while [Wichita] City Commissioner in 1929.
Frank Dunn was mayor of Wichita, Kansas from 1924-1925 and 1928-1929. First appointed mayor 2/4/1924. Served as Wichita City Commissioner 1924-1930, finally resigning on 7/7/1930. On June 15, 1937 Frank Dunn was elected, unopposed, as mayor of Eastborough, east of Wichita.
WICHITA EAGLE Tuesday, April 10, 1928 Page 5. After 13 ballots, the city commission yesterday elected Frank Dunn as mayor for the second time.TIHEN NOTES FROM 1928 WICHITA EAGLE
WICHITA EAGLE Friday, November 16, 1928 Page 3. The Dunn Mercantile Company stores of Wichita have been purchased by the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio for nearly one million dollars. Article gives history of the Dunn firm, which started in 1891 as Lehman and Dunn at 520 East Douglas. Mayor Frank Dunn was later joined in the business by his twin brothers, Harry and Horace Dunn, and Lehman left the business in 1894. There are now 24 Dunn stores in Wichita.TIHEN NOTES FROM 1928 WICHITA EAGLE
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US Census 1880 Waco Township, Sedgwick Co, Kansas: LAST NAME First Age Color Sex Rela to Head Occupation DUNN Lewis B. 36 W M head farmer Elina 36 W F wife keeping house Willis E 11 W M son Frank L 9 W M son Lavinia M 7 W F daughter Harry S 2 W M son Horace J 2 W M son
Marriage: Sedgwick County, KS Marriage Affidavits: Little, Kate Dunn, Frank 24 Oct 1894 F424
Wichita City Directory, 1894: Dunn Frank, Dunn Bros, grocer 728 n Main, r ab same Dunn Horace, Dunn Bros grocer 728 n Main, r same Dunn Lewis, retired, r ab 728 n Main Dunn Miss May, bkpr Dunn Bros 728 n Main, r ab same
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