Jacob Piatt Dunn

1855–1924 (age 69)

Historian/Politician

Biography

Jacob Piatt Dunn devoted himself to chronicling the stories of Indiana, gathering oral histories and documents so future generations could understand their shared past.

He carried this historian's eye into civic service, championing policies that reflected fairness and helping to strengthen the institutions he believed mattered most, and his name is honored among friends at Crown Hill Cemetery.