Henry M. Dunlap | |
Birth Name: | Henry Moses Dunlap |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1853 |
Birth Place: | Cook County, Illinois |
Death Place: | Champaign, Illinois |
Occupation: | Farmer, businessman, politician |
Education: | University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign |
Party: | Republican |
Office: | Member of the Illinois Senate |
Term Start1: | 1892 |
Term End1: | 1912 |
Term Start2: | 1916 |
Term End2: | 1932 |
Henry Moses Dunlap (November 14, 1853 - January 8, 1938) was an American farmer, businessman, and longtime state senator of Illinois.
Dunlap was born in Cook County, Illinois. In 1857, he moved with his parents and settled in Savoy, Illinois. He went to the public schools and graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in 1875. Dunlap was a farmer and owned an apple orchard. He served in the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1919 and was a Republican. Dunlap served in the Illinois Senate from 1893 to 1912 and from 1917 to 1932. He served as president pro tempore of the senate in 1911. Dunlap died from a heart attack at his home in Champaign, Illinois.[1] [2] [3]