Elmer Scipio Dundy (1830 – 1896) was a Nebraskan judge best known as the namesake of Dundy County, Nebraska. He was born in Trumbull County, Ohio on March 5, 1830. He passed the bar and set up practice in both Clearfield, Pennsylvania and Falls City, Nebraska from 1853 to 1858, and from 1862 to 1863. He was a member of the Nebraska Territorial Council from 1858 to 1862.
His son Elmer Scipio Dundy better known as Elmer “Skip” Dundy was born in Omaha in 1862. Elmer Skip Dundy grew up to become a promoter on Coney Island, due to in part the stories told by Buffalo Bill Cody who was a familiar visitor in the Dundy home.
From 1863 to 1867 the elder Dundy served on the Territorial Supreme Court. When Nebraska became a state on April 4, 1868, he was nominated by President Andrew Johnson to a new seat as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 9, 1868. He served until October 28, 1896 when he died in Omaha, Nebraska.
References
- "The Political Graveyard". James, William Hartford. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunckel-dunklin.html#RDH0QZGYU. Retrieved March 3, 2006.
- "Judges of the United States Courts". James, William Hartford. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=664. Retrieved March 3, 2006.
- "The American Experience". Frederic Thompson and Elmer "Skip" Dundy. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/coney/peopleevents/pande01.html. Retrieved March 3, 2006.
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