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THE son of Henry and Catherine
(Arnott) Dunning, born March 24, 1840, in
Middletown, New York, Dunning prepared for college at Wallkill Academy, Middletown,
and Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, New York. He entered our Class at the
opening of the second term, Sophomore year, January 1, 1861. While in college, Dunning joined the
'Logian Literary Society, and was its president one term during
Senior year; a disputant in Adelphic Union Debate, March, 1863; a member of Mills
Society; received an honorary oration appointment on Commencement program, and was
made a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.
After leaving college, Dunning entered Union Theological Seminary, New York City,
from which he was graduated in 1866. Our classmate's ministry has been spent in the
Presbyterian Church. His pastorates have been as follows: Conklin, New York, two
years; Franklin, New York, nine years ; Honesdale, Pennsylvania, two years, acting
pastor, during his brother's absence on account of illness; Virden, Illinois, seven years;
the climate of Illinois not agreeing with Dunning, he returned to the East, and became
pastor at Gilbertsville, New York, in 1886, and remained there until 1895, when he
removed to Binghamton, New York, his present abode.
Dunning married Miss Marcia Hurd, daughter of David S. and Susan (Noble)
Hurd, of Gilbertsville, New York, January 16, 1873. They have had one child, Charles S.
Dunning, born May 29, 1877, in Franklin, New York. He prepared for college at the
Gilbertsville Academy and Binghamton High School, and then entered upon a business
career. He is now in the administrative department of the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company (Bell) in New York City.
In regard to his publications, Dunning writes: "My time has been so fully taken up
with the duties of the pastorate that I have done little in the way of authorship. A few
sermons, addresses, essays on theological and other questions, and articles in newspapers
on matters of passing interest are all."
Source:
Class of Sixty-Three Williams College Fortieth Year Report, by
the Class Historian, Thomas Todd Printer, Boston, 1903
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