Solano County Biographies

ALEXANDER DUNN

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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County Clerk, Solano county, California, was born in Platt county, Missouri, May 
7, 1841, and emigrated to California, crossing the plains with his parents, and 
arriving at Placerville October 10, 1850; from thence proceeding to the Suisun 
valley December 24 of the same year where they located four miles north of 
Fairfield, the present county seat.  Mr. Dunn attended the first school ever 
taught in that part of Solano, then kept by John Doughty, and in July, 1852, he 
moved with his father to Vaca valley, who died there on July 5, 1873.  In 1867 
he moved to Mendocino county, and in 1869 took charge of the �Mendocino 
Democrat,� continuing its editor for three years, when he returned to Vacaville. 
 Mr. Dunn graduated in the Pacific Methodist College at Vacaville May 14, 1864.  
In 1873 Mr. Dunn was a candidate for the office of County Surveyor, but was 
defeated by A. H. Gunning, who appointed him his deputy; Mr. Gunning, however, 
resigning before the expiration of his term, Mr. D. was appointed to fill the 
vacancy on July 12, 1875, in which he was confirmed at the general election, 
held on September 1, 1875.  On September 5, 1877, he was elected to the office 
of County Clerk, and continues to exercise the functions of that position.  He 
married September 25, 1865, Jennie, daughter of J. E. Elder of Sacramento 
county, by whom he has Eagan Lee and Virginia Ann.
 
History of Solano County�. � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 403