What is Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne?
{{Infobox officeholder |name= Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne |image= EFDunne.jpg |caption= |order= 24th |office= Governor of Illinois |term_start= 1913 |term_end= 1917 |predecessor= [[Charles S. Deneen]] |successor= [[Frank Orren Lowden|Frank O. Lowden]] |order2= 38th Mayor of Chicago |term_start2= 1905 |term_end2= 1907 |predecessor2= [[Carter Harrison, Jr.]] |successor2= [[Fred A. Busse]] |birth_date= {{birth date|1853|10|12|mf=y}} |birth_place=[[Watertown, Connecticut]] |death_date={{death date and age|1937|5|24|1853|10|12|mf=y}} |death_place=[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |profession= Lawyer |religion= |spouse= Elizabeth J. Kelly (d.1928) }} '''Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne''' (October 12, 1853 &ndash; May 24, 1937) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was Mayor of [[Chicago]] from April 5, 1905 to 1907. He was also the 24th Governor of [[Illinois]] from 1913 to 1917. His time as governor was notable for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t0ks6r513&seq=11 Illinois major party platforms: 1900-1964, by Nowlan, James Dunlap, 1966, P.117-118]</ref> Dunne was born on October 12, 1853 in [[Watertown, Connecticut|Watertown]], [[Connecticut]].<ref>Morton, Richard Allen. ''Edward F. Dunne: Illinois' Most Progressive Governor.'' ISHS, Winter 1990 edition. p.&nbsp;218-234 [http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1990winter/ishs-1990winter218.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803150042/http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1990winter/ishs-1990winter218.pdf |date=2010-08-03 }}</ref> He was raised in [[Peoria, Illinois]] and in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Dunne was married to Elizabeth J. Kelly until her death in 1928. Dunne died on May 24, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, aged 83. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat|Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne}} * Public Transportation and the Failure of Municipal Socialism in Chicago, 1905-1907: [http://www.lib.niu.edu/2002/iht910228.h