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History of
Lucas County, Iowa D Unless otherwise noted, biographies submitted by Dick Barton.
DUNGAN, WARREN SCOTT, whose portrait appears elsewhere in this work, attorney at law, post- office, Chariton . Born September 12, 1822 , at Frankfort Springs, Beaver county, Pennsylvania . He remained in his native county and vicinity until the fall of 1851. From that time until 1854, he resided in Louisiana and Mississippi . He then returned to Beaver county, Pennsylvania , and remained there until the spring of 1856, at which time he came to Lucas county, Iowa . He received his education at Frankfort Springs Academy . He was admitted to the bar March 10, 1856, after having read law for a number of years with Colonel Miller, of Panola, Mississippi, and with Roberts & Quay, of Beaver, Pennsylvania. In 1862, he raised a company to assist in suppressing the rebellion, and was unanimously chosen captain, but upon receiving a commission from the governor as lieutenant-colonel of the Thirty-fourth Iowa, he accepted that position and served three years. He participated with credit to himself, in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, siege of Vicksburg , Fort Esperanza , and all the engagements of the campaign, on the retreat of Banks from Red river . He was also at the siege and capture of Fort Blakeley , and the last defense of Mobile , at which place he was brevetted colonel of United States volunteers for gallant conduct. During the last six months of his term of service, he was chief of staff to Major-General C. C. Andrews, as inspector-general, second division, thirteenth army corps. His time and services have been largely devoted to the public. He was elected to the state senate in 1862, and was chairman of the committee on elections, which provided for taking the soldier vote. He was presidential elector from the seventh district on the republican ticket in 1872, and is the present representative from this county to the eighteenth general assembly. He was married at Chariton , April 3, 1859 , to Miss Abby Kingman Proctor. They are the parents of seven children, six of whom are now living: Fayette P., Effie May, Minnie W., Myra S., Mary E. and Myrtle. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which denomination he has been an elder for a number of years, and was elected a delegate to the general assembly, which met at Detroit in 1872. |
