Senate 1953-66 (District 3)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Olmsted, Wabasha
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/25/1915
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/15/1992
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Plainview
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
St. Paul Public Schools; Elementary School;
Central High School, Saint Paul; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; 1941
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Agricultural Society (Minnesota State Fair Administration Office, Clerk);
193? to 194?
Military:
United States Army, 9th, 7th, and 1st Armies (World War II, Europe, Infantry Captain and Medical Corps Administrative Officer);
1942 to 1946
County Attorney:
Wabasha County, Minnesota;
1951 to 1952
[Elected]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State College Board (Became President, 1969);
1967 to 19??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Jane Elizabeth Smith (married on June 15, 1946)
Children:
Five children: John Craig (born while he was in office), and Robert Bruce (AKA Slim) (sons); Mary (born while he was in office), and Jane, and Elizabeth (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1964.
"A conservative, Dunlap was described by his colleagues as a very capable legislator..." (St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 16, 1992)
"He was a Republican and caucused with the Conservatives." (Star Tribune, February 16, 1992.)
He chaired an interim study group on education. ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Donald McLeod," Minneapolis Star, Between November 1960-January 1961)
He was a member of the Masons, Legionaires, and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
His father, Roy J. Dunlap Sr., was the managing editor for the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press for 35 years. His brother, Roy J. Dunlap Jr. was a reporter, columnist, and managing editor of the same newspapers.
He died at home in Rochester, Minnesota.