James Edward Craven Dunne

Background

Dunne, James Edward Craven was born on August 31, 1891 in Louisville. Son of George William and Lida (Wilson) Dunne.

Education

Student Spencerian Commercial School, Louisville.

Career

1 son, Charles DeMasters. With law offices of Charles A. Wilson, Jefferson County (Kentucky) judge, 1907-1911. Vice president The Insurance Field, trade publication, Louisville, 1911-1920.

Founder publication, American Insurance Digest, Chicago, 1920.

Engaged in banking and investments in Chicago, 1921-1930. Purchased The Insurance Index of London and New York, 1930, executive offices in Louisville since 1936.

Publisher Dunne’s Reports since 1931. Owner Alliance and Dunne Press, Louisville, since 1936.

Achievements

• James Edward Craven Dunne has been listed as a noteworthy publisher. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member staff Governor A. B. Chandler, 1933, Governor Keene Johnson, 1943. Trustee of Chapman College, Orange, California. Member American Newspaper Guild.

Mason (32°, Shriner, Knight of the Order of the Thistle).

Clubs: Old Colony (New York).

Connections

Married Ida Lee Fisher, August, 1910.

Father:

George William Dunne

Mother:

Lida (Wilson) Dunne

Spouse:

Ida Lee Fisher