Edward W. Dunne

History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
USGENWEB Montana Archives
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Edward W. Dunne, postmaster of Billings, was born in Cincinnati, 
Ohio in 1855, a son of Michael and Mary Farrell Dunne. The 
father was engaged in business in that city and during the 
late war served in the Tenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of 
which a number of his relatives were also members. Edward 
received his education in the city schools. At the age of 
eighteen years he went to Texas, where he was engaged in 
business in that 
city until coming to Montana in 1876. In 1878 he embarked 
in mercantile pursuits at Huntley, where he also was 
appointed postmaster, was at the organization of the 
town of Fort Custer, then known as Fort No. 2 and at 
times was in the Government employ. In 1887 Mr. Dunne 
engaged as Postal Clerk on the Northern Pacific Railroad, 
after which he located in Billings, and continued in that 
capacity until 1889. In that year he was appointed 
Assistant Postmaster of Billings, under C.A. Wustum and 
June 28, 1893 by President Cleveland, received the 
appointment of Postmaster of Billings.

Mr. Dunne was married in 1883 to Anna Kierman, a daughter 
of Thomas Kierman, a prominent farmer of Centralia, Iowa. 
They have three children--Anna K, Esther M. and Edna W. 

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