John Dunn Jr.

John Dunn Jr.
in 1872
Personal details
Born
John Dunn
SpouseElizabeth Williams
Parent(s)John Dunn Sr. and Anne Dunn (nee Rowe)

John Dunn Jr. (21 January 1830 – 6 February 1892),[1] the son of John Dunn Sr. was brought into the flour milling partnership with his father in 1852, he resigned in 1862 to work as a Wesleyan missionary in Fiji but was forced by ophthalmia[2] to return in 1864. In January 1865 the Sydney Conference removed his right to the title "Reverend", giving health problems as the reason,[3] and against his wishes, and despite a popular petition, he was removed from the Clarendon circuit in 1865.[4] He was later a lay preacher on the Primitive Methodist circuit.

On the retirement of his father in May 1889[5] was appointed head of the company; sons Frederick Williams Dunn (1863–1946), Alfred Calvert Dunn (1867–1957) and Eustace Alexandria Andrew Dunn (1869–1928) managed the company after his death.

  1. ^ "John Dunn Jnr". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "The Rev. John Dunn". South Australian Register. 12 September 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "The Week's News". Adelaide Observer. 15 April 1865. p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Meadows". South Australian Register. 4 March 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2016 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "A Noble Nonagenarian". South Australian Register. 13 February 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2016 – via Trove.