Paris Chipman Dunning

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 31st General Assembly (1846-1847)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 32nd General Assembly (1847-1848)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 33rd General Assembly (1848-1848)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 43rd General Assembly (1862-1864)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Senate President Pro Tempore in the 44th General Assembly (1864-1865)

Offices

Indiana House
Monroe County
In office
Dec 2, 1833 to Dec 1, 1834
Assumed: General Election
Left: Switched Parties
Monroe County
In office
Dec 1, 1834 to Dec 5, 1836

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
3 years, 4 days
Indiana Senate
Monroe, Brown Counties
In office
Dec 5, 1836 to Dec 2, 1839

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
2 years, 11 months, 27 days
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 9, 1846 to Dec 26, 1848

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Assumed Other Office
2 years, 18 days
Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 26, 1848 to Dec 5, 1849

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Legal Succession
Left: Did Not Run
11 months, 14 days
Indiana Senate
Brown, Monroe Counties
In office
Nov 5, 1862 to Nov 9, 1864

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Switched Parties
Brown, Monroe Counties
In office
Nov 9, 1864 to Nov 7, 1866

Party: Republican
Assumed: Switched Parties
4 years, 3 days
Paris Chipman Dunning spent 13 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of Paris Chipman Dunning running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).