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
Born
Poindexter Dunn

November 3, 1834 (1834-11-03)
Wake County, North Carolina, United States
DiedOctober 12, 1914 (1914-10-13) (aged 79)
Texarkana, Texas
Resting placeRose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Texas
Political 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

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.