He was the son of John J. Dunbar and Elizabeth Green.
He married Lucretia P. Rice on Aug 1843, in
South Hadley Falls, Ha.
They had 11 children.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''The obituary was provided by Helen Houlihan
The Masonic hall is draped in mourning out of respect for the late W. F. Dunbar. The flag lag was at half mast to-day on the State Capitol, in respect to the memory of Ex-State Auditor Dunbar.
17 May 1890
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, in the fulfillment of that Divine law wherein "it is appointed to all men once to die," our well-beloved brother, William F. Dunbar departed this life.
Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission to the Divine will, we sincerely mourn the death of our brother, who, as a charter member, and First Senior Warden, has been identified with this lodge throughout its whole existence. Always active in good works and ever ready to respond to the call of duty or distress, of him we can speak no higher praise than to say he ever stood among us a just and upright mason.
Be resolved, That in his sudden and painless death, in the fullness of years surrounded by his family and crowned with the honors of a long and well spent life, we recognize the kindness and mercy of an all-wise God, and we are lead to exclaim, "may our last days be like his."
Be it further resolved, That Caledonia Lodge No. 20 be draped for 30 days, as a token of respect for our departed brother. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records and published in both the Caledonia Journal and THE ARGUS.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Dated at Caledonia, May 12,1890.
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.lust a week ago today Wm. Dunbar spent a pleasant hour in THE ARGUS office chatting cheerily of politics and matters local, and looking as he said he felt, better than he had for some time. Commenting on the criticism of THE ARGUS on the County Board he said that it is the only paper of the county that the people can depend upon to protect their interests, and "we are prouder than ever of THE ARGUS." To day in the sunshine and the budding leaves and the carols of the birds so suggestive a new life, his family and friends are laying him to rest.
*******************
OBITUARY.
DUNBAR-William F. At his home in this village, Monday April 28, of heart disease. William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the state of Minnesota, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, Nov. 10, 1820. He was of Scotch descent, his first grandfather having come to this country prior to the revolution. His education was a district school one, but he became educated largely thru his personal efforts after leaving school. At the age of 22 he engaged in the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, Mass. His removal to this state was in 1854, having the previous fall entered what is now the Hundredmark farm near the village. In the fall of 1857 he was elected auditor of this state. He resided in St. Paul a number of years and returned to this village in 1861. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56, and was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867. He was a master Mason.
-Capt. Harries is in receipt of the following letter from State Auditor Braden:
St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 1890.
MY DEAR CAPT.: Your telegram conveying the very sad Intelligence of Mr. Dunbar's death duly received. If it were prudent for me to do so I should certainly attend his funeral. I returned from Philadelphia, and Washington Saturday, having been delayed a couple of days by illness. At the present am just not able to drag around, this being the first attempt to do anything since my return.
Mr. Dunbar was connected with the State government at a critical period-a formative period-when the foundations wore being laid. I think I am in a position to appreciate the careful painstaking labor of Gov's Sibley and Ramsey, and of Auditors Dunbar and Mcllrath in placing the state land system on Its feet, in such a way as to distance all other states in the great accretions that have resulted to the school and University funds. The former being almost double that of Kansas and more than double all others except Texas. Will aggregate by August 1st next nearly or quite $9,000,000. It Is a magnificent legacy to the school children of Minnesota. Weighed in the balance that "A public office is a public trust" the verdict must be that their duties were well performed.
Please convey to the friends of Mr. Dunbar my sincere sympathy in their great bereavement.
The flag on the Capitol is at half mast.
Very truly yours, W W BRADEN
BOOK - U. S. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY MINNESOTA PUB. 1879.
William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the State of Minnesota, traces his pedigree back to Scotland, whence his great-grandfather came prior to the American revolution. He was a son of John and Eliza Green Dunbar, and was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on the 10th of November, 1820. When William was two years old the family moved to Connecticut, and two or three years later to Massachusetts, living first at Chester and afterward at South Hadley Falls. William received only a district-school education, but subsequently did a great deal of studying out of school, acquiring a good knowledge of all branches necessary for business purposes. At twenty-two years of age Mr. Dunbar went into the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, continuing it there for seven years. Mr. Dunbar visited Caledonia in 1853, and the next year made a permanent settlement, opening a farm of one hundred and sixty acres near town. In the autumn of 1857 he was elected auditor of the state; spent three years in Saint Paul, and in 1861 returned to Caledonia. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56; was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867, and has held other local offices. He is a public-spirited man, and likes to "push things,"--all enterprises that will inure to the good of the place. Mr. Dunbar is a Master Mason. His wife was Miss Lucretia P. Rice, of South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts; their marriage taking place in August, 1843. They have had eleven children, and lost four of them.
Contributor: Tom Brocher (47674416) • [email protected] Jul. 21, 2020
He married Lucretia P. Rice on Aug 1843, in
South Hadley Falls, Ha.
They had 11 children.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''The obituary was provided by Helen Houlihan
The Masonic hall is draped in mourning out of respect for the late W. F. Dunbar. The flag lag was at half mast to-day on the State Capitol, in respect to the memory of Ex-State Auditor Dunbar.
17 May 1890
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, in the fulfillment of that Divine law wherein "it is appointed to all men once to die," our well-beloved brother, William F. Dunbar departed this life.
Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission to the Divine will, we sincerely mourn the death of our brother, who, as a charter member, and First Senior Warden, has been identified with this lodge throughout its whole existence. Always active in good works and ever ready to respond to the call of duty or distress, of him we can speak no higher praise than to say he ever stood among us a just and upright mason.
Be resolved, That in his sudden and painless death, in the fullness of years surrounded by his family and crowned with the honors of a long and well spent life, we recognize the kindness and mercy of an all-wise God, and we are lead to exclaim, "may our last days be like his."
Be it further resolved, That Caledonia Lodge No. 20 be draped for 30 days, as a token of respect for our departed brother. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records and published in both the Caledonia Journal and THE ARGUS.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Dated at Caledonia, May 12,1890.
******************
.lust a week ago today Wm. Dunbar spent a pleasant hour in THE ARGUS office chatting cheerily of politics and matters local, and looking as he said he felt, better than he had for some time. Commenting on the criticism of THE ARGUS on the County Board he said that it is the only paper of the county that the people can depend upon to protect their interests, and "we are prouder than ever of THE ARGUS." To day in the sunshine and the budding leaves and the carols of the birds so suggestive a new life, his family and friends are laying him to rest.
*******************
OBITUARY.
DUNBAR-William F. At his home in this village, Monday April 28, of heart disease. William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the state of Minnesota, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, Nov. 10, 1820. He was of Scotch descent, his first grandfather having come to this country prior to the revolution. His education was a district school one, but he became educated largely thru his personal efforts after leaving school. At the age of 22 he engaged in the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, Mass. His removal to this state was in 1854, having the previous fall entered what is now the Hundredmark farm near the village. In the fall of 1857 he was elected auditor of this state. He resided in St. Paul a number of years and returned to this village in 1861. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56, and was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867. He was a master Mason.
-Capt. Harries is in receipt of the following letter from State Auditor Braden:
St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 1890.
MY DEAR CAPT.: Your telegram conveying the very sad Intelligence of Mr. Dunbar's death duly received. If it were prudent for me to do so I should certainly attend his funeral. I returned from Philadelphia, and Washington Saturday, having been delayed a couple of days by illness. At the present am just not able to drag around, this being the first attempt to do anything since my return.
Mr. Dunbar was connected with the State government at a critical period-a formative period-when the foundations wore being laid. I think I am in a position to appreciate the careful painstaking labor of Gov's Sibley and Ramsey, and of Auditors Dunbar and Mcllrath in placing the state land system on Its feet, in such a way as to distance all other states in the great accretions that have resulted to the school and University funds. The former being almost double that of Kansas and more than double all others except Texas. Will aggregate by August 1st next nearly or quite $9,000,000. It Is a magnificent legacy to the school children of Minnesota. Weighed in the balance that "A public office is a public trust" the verdict must be that their duties were well performed.
Please convey to the friends of Mr. Dunbar my sincere sympathy in their great bereavement.
The flag on the Capitol is at half mast.
Very truly yours, W W BRADEN
BOOK - U. S. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY MINNESOTA PUB. 1879.
William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the State of Minnesota, traces his pedigree back to Scotland, whence his great-grandfather came prior to the American revolution. He was a son of John and Eliza Green Dunbar, and was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on the 10th of November, 1820. When William was two years old the family moved to Connecticut, and two or three years later to Massachusetts, living first at Chester and afterward at South Hadley Falls. William received only a district-school education, but subsequently did a great deal of studying out of school, acquiring a good knowledge of all branches necessary for business purposes. At twenty-two years of age Mr. Dunbar went into the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, continuing it there for seven years. Mr. Dunbar visited Caledonia in 1853, and the next year made a permanent settlement, opening a farm of one hundred and sixty acres near town. In the autumn of 1857 he was elected auditor of the state; spent three years in Saint Paul, and in 1861 returned to Caledonia. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56; was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867, and has held other local offices. He is a public-spirited man, and likes to "push things,"--all enterprises that will inure to the good of the place. Mr. Dunbar is a Master Mason. His wife was Miss Lucretia P. Rice, of South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts; their marriage taking place in August, 1843. They have had eleven children, and lost four of them.
Contributor: Tom Brocher (47674416) • [email protected] Jul. 21, 2020
He was the son of John J. Dunbar and Elizabeth Green.
He married Lucretia P. Rice on Aug 1843, in
South Hadley Falls, Ha.
They had 11 children.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''The obituary was provided by Helen Houlihan
The Masonic hall is draped in mourning out of respect for the late W. F. Dunbar. The flag lag was at half mast to-day on the State Capitol, in respect to the memory of Ex-State Auditor Dunbar.
17 May 1890
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, in the fulfillment of that Divine law wherein "it is appointed to all men once to die," our well-beloved brother, William F. Dunbar departed this life.
Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission to the Divine will, we sincerely mourn the death of our brother, who, as a charter member, and First Senior Warden, has been identified with this lodge throughout its whole existence. Always active in good works and ever ready to respond to the call of duty or distress, of him we can speak no higher praise than to say he ever stood among us a just and upright mason.
Be resolved, That in his sudden and painless death, in the fullness of years surrounded by his family and crowned with the honors of a long and well spent life, we recognize the kindness and mercy of an all-wise God, and we are lead to exclaim, "may our last days be like his."
Be it further resolved, That Caledonia Lodge No. 20 be draped for 30 days, as a token of respect for our departed brother. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records and published in both the Caledonia Journal and THE ARGUS.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Dated at Caledonia, May 12,1890.
******************
.lust a week ago today Wm. Dunbar spent a pleasant hour in THE ARGUS office chatting cheerily of politics and matters local, and looking as he said he felt, better than he had for some time. Commenting on the criticism of THE ARGUS on the County Board he said that it is the only paper of the county that the people can depend upon to protect their interests, and "we are prouder than ever of THE ARGUS." To day in the sunshine and the budding leaves and the carols of the birds so suggestive a new life, his family and friends are laying him to rest.
*******************
OBITUARY.
DUNBAR-William F. At his home in this village, Monday April 28, of heart disease. William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the state of Minnesota, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, Nov. 10, 1820. He was of Scotch descent, his first grandfather having come to this country prior to the revolution. His education was a district school one, but he became educated largely thru his personal efforts after leaving school. At the age of 22 he engaged in the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, Mass. His removal to this state was in 1854, having the previous fall entered what is now the Hundredmark farm near the village. In the fall of 1857 he was elected auditor of this state. He resided in St. Paul a number of years and returned to this village in 1861. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56, and was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867. He was a master Mason.
-Capt. Harries is in receipt of the following letter from State Auditor Braden:
St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 1890.
MY DEAR CAPT.: Your telegram conveying the very sad Intelligence of Mr. Dunbar's death duly received. If it were prudent for me to do so I should certainly attend his funeral. I returned from Philadelphia, and Washington Saturday, having been delayed a couple of days by illness. At the present am just not able to drag around, this being the first attempt to do anything since my return.
Mr. Dunbar was connected with the State government at a critical period-a formative period-when the foundations wore being laid. I think I am in a position to appreciate the careful painstaking labor of Gov's Sibley and Ramsey, and of Auditors Dunbar and Mcllrath in placing the state land system on Its feet, in such a way as to distance all other states in the great accretions that have resulted to the school and University funds. The former being almost double that of Kansas and more than double all others except Texas. Will aggregate by August 1st next nearly or quite $9,000,000. It Is a magnificent legacy to the school children of Minnesota. Weighed in the balance that "A public office is a public trust" the verdict must be that their duties were well performed.
Please convey to the friends of Mr. Dunbar my sincere sympathy in their great bereavement.
The flag on the Capitol is at half mast.
Very truly yours, W W BRADEN
BOOK - U. S. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY MINNESOTA PUB. 1879.
William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the State of Minnesota, traces his pedigree back to Scotland, whence his great-grandfather came prior to the American revolution. He was a son of John and Eliza Green Dunbar, and was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on the 10th of November, 1820. When William was two years old the family moved to Connecticut, and two or three years later to Massachusetts, living first at Chester and afterward at South Hadley Falls. William received only a district-school education, but subsequently did a great deal of studying out of school, acquiring a good knowledge of all branches necessary for business purposes. At twenty-two years of age Mr. Dunbar went into the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, continuing it there for seven years. Mr. Dunbar visited Caledonia in 1853, and the next year made a permanent settlement, opening a farm of one hundred and sixty acres near town. In the autumn of 1857 he was elected auditor of the state; spent three years in Saint Paul, and in 1861 returned to Caledonia. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56; was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867, and has held other local offices. He is a public-spirited man, and likes to "push things,"--all enterprises that will inure to the good of the place. Mr. Dunbar is a Master Mason. His wife was Miss Lucretia P. Rice, of South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts; their marriage taking place in August, 1843. They have had eleven children, and lost four of them.
Contributor: Tom Brocher (47674416) • [email protected] Jul. 21, 2020
He married Lucretia P. Rice on Aug 1843, in
South Hadley Falls, Ha.
They had 11 children.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''The obituary was provided by Helen Houlihan
The Masonic hall is draped in mourning out of respect for the late W. F. Dunbar. The flag lag was at half mast to-day on the State Capitol, in respect to the memory of Ex-State Auditor Dunbar.
17 May 1890
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, in the fulfillment of that Divine law wherein "it is appointed to all men once to die," our well-beloved brother, William F. Dunbar departed this life.
Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission to the Divine will, we sincerely mourn the death of our brother, who, as a charter member, and First Senior Warden, has been identified with this lodge throughout its whole existence. Always active in good works and ever ready to respond to the call of duty or distress, of him we can speak no higher praise than to say he ever stood among us a just and upright mason.
Be resolved, That in his sudden and painless death, in the fullness of years surrounded by his family and crowned with the honors of a long and well spent life, we recognize the kindness and mercy of an all-wise God, and we are lead to exclaim, "may our last days be like his."
Be it further resolved, That Caledonia Lodge No. 20 be draped for 30 days, as a token of respect for our departed brother. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records and published in both the Caledonia Journal and THE ARGUS.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Dated at Caledonia, May 12,1890.
******************
.lust a week ago today Wm. Dunbar spent a pleasant hour in THE ARGUS office chatting cheerily of politics and matters local, and looking as he said he felt, better than he had for some time. Commenting on the criticism of THE ARGUS on the County Board he said that it is the only paper of the county that the people can depend upon to protect their interests, and "we are prouder than ever of THE ARGUS." To day in the sunshine and the budding leaves and the carols of the birds so suggestive a new life, his family and friends are laying him to rest.
*******************
OBITUARY.
DUNBAR-William F. At his home in this village, Monday April 28, of heart disease. William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the state of Minnesota, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, Nov. 10, 1820. He was of Scotch descent, his first grandfather having come to this country prior to the revolution. His education was a district school one, but he became educated largely thru his personal efforts after leaving school. At the age of 22 he engaged in the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, Mass. His removal to this state was in 1854, having the previous fall entered what is now the Hundredmark farm near the village. In the fall of 1857 he was elected auditor of this state. He resided in St. Paul a number of years and returned to this village in 1861. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56, and was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867. He was a master Mason.
-Capt. Harries is in receipt of the following letter from State Auditor Braden:
St. Paul, Minn., April 23, 1890.
MY DEAR CAPT.: Your telegram conveying the very sad Intelligence of Mr. Dunbar's death duly received. If it were prudent for me to do so I should certainly attend his funeral. I returned from Philadelphia, and Washington Saturday, having been delayed a couple of days by illness. At the present am just not able to drag around, this being the first attempt to do anything since my return.
Mr. Dunbar was connected with the State government at a critical period-a formative period-when the foundations wore being laid. I think I am in a position to appreciate the careful painstaking labor of Gov's Sibley and Ramsey, and of Auditors Dunbar and Mcllrath in placing the state land system on Its feet, in such a way as to distance all other states in the great accretions that have resulted to the school and University funds. The former being almost double that of Kansas and more than double all others except Texas. Will aggregate by August 1st next nearly or quite $9,000,000. It Is a magnificent legacy to the school children of Minnesota. Weighed in the balance that "A public office is a public trust" the verdict must be that their duties were well performed.
Please convey to the friends of Mr. Dunbar my sincere sympathy in their great bereavement.
The flag on the Capitol is at half mast.
Very truly yours, W W BRADEN
BOOK - U. S. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY MINNESOTA PUB. 1879.
William Franklin Dunbar, the first auditor of the State of Minnesota, traces his pedigree back to Scotland, whence his great-grandfather came prior to the American revolution. He was a son of John and Eliza Green Dunbar, and was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on the 10th of November, 1820. When William was two years old the family moved to Connecticut, and two or three years later to Massachusetts, living first at Chester and afterward at South Hadley Falls. William received only a district-school education, but subsequently did a great deal of studying out of school, acquiring a good knowledge of all branches necessary for business purposes. At twenty-two years of age Mr. Dunbar went into the mercantile trade at South Hadley Falls, continuing it there for seven years. Mr. Dunbar visited Caledonia in 1853, and the next year made a permanent settlement, opening a farm of one hundred and sixty acres near town. In the autumn of 1857 he was elected auditor of the state; spent three years in Saint Paul, and in 1861 returned to Caledonia. Mr. Dunbar was in the territorial legislature in the winter of 1855-56; was county commissioner from 1862 to 1867, and has held other local offices. He is a public-spirited man, and likes to "push things,"--all enterprises that will inure to the good of the place. Mr. Dunbar is a Master Mason. His wife was Miss Lucretia P. Rice, of South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts; their marriage taking place in August, 1843. They have had eleven children, and lost four of them.
Contributor: Tom Brocher (47674416) • [email protected] Jul. 21, 2020
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