Poindexter Dunn

Poindexter Dunn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byLucien C. Gause
Succeeded byWilliam H. Cate
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1858
Personal details
BornPoindexter Dunn
November 3, 1834 (1834-11-03)
Wake County, North Carolina, United States
DiedOctober 12, 1914(1914-10-12) (aged 79)
Texarkana, Texas
Resting placeRose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Texas
PartyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Ellenora Patton Dunn
  • Anna Fussell Dunn
Children
  • Anna Mae Estes Dunn
  • Dorothea Dunn (died as an infant in 1888.)
Alma materJackson College, Columbia, Tennessee
Profession
  • Cotton planter
  • lawyer
  • politician
  • orator
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Captain
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
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Poindexter Dunn (November 3, 1834 – October 12, 1914) was a Confederate Army veteran and American politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1879 to 1889.

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