| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME JAMES DUNN Tooele Transcript Born July 12 1837 Died January 22 1923 Installed in Hall of Fame at Salt Lake City 1963 He was 60 years of age before he became involved in Utah journalism but he had beencorrespondent and writer for the newspaper of his Scottish home town when only 10 years old native of Kirkintilloch Dumbartonshire Scotland James Dunn served asteen-ager in the British army migrated to the United States at age 20 and forty years later realizedlifelong ambition to work in the newspaper field Active thereafter until he was 82 years old Dunn became one of the more notable figures in Utah journalism little-known aspect of his life was his affinity for poetic verse and many of his poems were published Later his descendants compiled them intospecial collection The Scottish immigrant remained in New York City two years before making his way to Utah in 1859 Here he joined the Nauvoo Legion as the Territorial Militia was then known and becamecaptain inTooele company Five times innineyear period of time he crossed the plains bringing Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake valley Then settling onfarm near Tooele he earned his living through agriculture until opportunity beckoned at the Tooele Transcript late in 1897 The paper had been founded June 29 1894 with Gabriel on the masthead as publisher Though early issues were produced in Salt Lake City Tooele plant was soon established James Dunn became editor of the Transcript on December 31 1897 with Mrs Margaret Maggie Gabriel listed as manager and publisher following the death of her husband On July 1898 Dunn became the owner Newspaper historian Cecil Alter in his Early Utah 481 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
