Dunham Jones Crain
Dunham Jones Crain was an American politician and diplomat from New York.Biography
He was born on February 28, 1831, in Cullen, Herkimer County, New York, the son of Assemblyman William C. Crain and Perses Narina Crain. He graduated from Union College. Then he studied law at Cooperstown, was admitted to the bar, and practiced with the firm of Barney & Butler in New York City. Later he became a partner in the firm of Stewart, Stallknecht & Crain.
He was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly in 1858. In 1859, he married Hannah Ann Crocker, and their children were New York D.A. Thomas C. T. Crain, Christobelle Crain and Davida Crocker Crain. In 1877, he was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes as U.S. Consul in Milan and served until 1884.
He died on May 17, 1908, in New York City.
