Paris C. Dunning
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| In office December 4, 1833 – December 5, 1836 |
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| In office December 4, 1836 – December 5, 1840 |
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| In office December 5, 1846 – December 26, 1848 |
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Ninth Governor of Indiana
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| In office December 27, 1848 – December 4, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | James Whitcomb |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Wright |
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| Born | March 15, 1806 Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Died | May 9, 1884 Bloomington, Indiana |
Paris Chipman Dunning (March 15, 1806–May 9, 1884) was a Democrat governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 26, 1848 to December 5, 1849.
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Dunning was born in 1806 in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina and moved to Bloomington, Indiana and began studying law with future governor James Whitcomb. Dunning was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives serving from 1833 to 1836. He was then elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1836 serving until 1840. He also served on the Indiana University Board of Trustees 1838-1841 and a presidential elector in 1844. He ran as Lieutenant Governor for James Whitcomb in the 1846 election and won serving from 1846 until 1848. During the American Civil War Dunning, who was a Douglas Democrat was again elected to state senate and served from 1863 until 1865. Dunning was the only Hoosier to hold all the positions of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Senator, President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, and State Representative. Dunning died in 1884 in Bloomington, Indiana.
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| Preceded by James Whitcomb |
Governor of Indiana December 26, 1848 – December 5, 1849 |
Succeeded by Joseph A. Wright |
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