Ransom W. Dunham

Ransom Williams Dunham (March 21, 1838 – August 19, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Ransom W. Dunham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	William Aldrich
Succeeded by	Abner Taylor
Personal details
Born	March 21, 1838 Savoy, Massachusetts
Died	August 19, 1896 (aged 58) Springfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican

Born in Savoy, Massachusetts, Dunham attended the common schools and the high school in Springfield, engaged as a clerk for a life insurance company 1855–1857. He moved to Chicago in 1857. He became a grain and provision commission merchant. He served as president of the Board of Trade of Chicago in 1882.

Dunham was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889). He retired from active business pursuits. He died in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 19, 1896, while en route to attend the centennial celebration of his native town, Savoy. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago.

References

• United States Congress. "Ransom W. Dunham (id: D000541)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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