Biography of 	Dunn, J. Fred (MD);  Orleans Parish
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Dunn, J. Fred, M. D., New Orleans, was born in New Orleans, La., Nov. 25,
1882; son of James D. N. Dunn, Sr., and Elizabeth (Becker) Dunn, the former
of whom was born in New Orleans in 1858 and still resides in the city of
his nativity.  The mother was also born in New Orleans, in 1862, and is now
living.  The paternal grandfather, James Dunn, was a native of England.  He
came to America when about 21 years old, made his home in New York city and
was later married there.  Just prior to the Civil war he moved with his
family to New Orleans, and some time later was drowned, 6 days before the
birth of his son, James D. N.  He was a seaman and at the time of his death
was captain of a sailing vessel.  The maternal grandfather, Valentine
Becker, was born in Germany, and came from Europe directly to New Orleans,
where he afterward married, and for some time conducted a cooperage
business, and died in New Orleans.  James D. N. Dunn has lived in New
Orleans from the time of his birth, and for 20 years past has been a
contracting stevedore.  J. Fred Dunn was educated in the public schools of
New Orleans.  After finishing at the boys' high school he was for 4 years
employed as collector for the wholesale grocery firm of E. Feibleman & Son.
 In 1902 he matriculated in the medical department of Tulane university
under the preceptorship of Dr. J. T. Scott.  In 1904 he served as externe
at the New Orleans Charity hospital, and in 1906 as interne at the same
institution, graduating with the degree of M. D. in 1908, following which
he entered upon general practice in the city, and has so continued to this
time.  During the years 1909-10-11 he was visiting physician to the Charity
hospital, and during 1911-12 was visiting physician to the tubercular
clinic, also local surgeon Illinois Central hospital department.  Dr. Dunn
is a member of the Orleans Parish and Louisiana State Medical associations,
the Masonic fraternity, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World; Woodmen's
Circle and Delta Omicron Alpha.  He is a Democrat and a member of St.
George Episcopal church.  October 12, 1910, at Newcomb chapel, New Orleans,
Dr. Dunn was married to Miss Grace Blethen of California.  They have 2
children, viz.: J. Fred, Jr., and Henry Blethen.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp.
130131.  Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association.