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FANNING, James. (Queens County, Ireland--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1857). [[MAYOR]]. One of the first residents of the area, Fanning came to Dubuque in 1833. His skill in repairing machinery was highly prized. He was elected a county commissioner in 1837. (1)
Ancestry: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48750096/james-h.-fanning


Fanning served as mayor of Dubuque in 1843. During his term of office, the city government was involved in the following: 1) new bridges were built on Bluff, Main, Iowa, Clay, Locust and White streets and Lorimier Hollow; 2)the
[[Image:jfanning.png|left|thumb|250px|]]FANNING, James. (Queens County, Ireland--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1857). [[MAYOR]]. One of the first residents of the area, Fanning emigrated to the United States in 1810 and came to Dubuque in 1833. (1) He and his brother, [[FANNING, Timothy|Timothy FANNING]] operated the first [[HORSE FERRY]] between Dubuque and Boat Yard Hollow. (2) His skill in repairing machinery was highly prized. In 1837 he was appointed by the President of the United States to be a county commissioner. (3) In June, 1837 Scott & Taylor, retail grocers, opened for business in a building Fanning constructed on Main Street. (4)
council resolved itself into a board of health for the suppression of
 
smallpox; 3)it was necessary to dig drains from Bluff street to the slough across Locust, Alain, Iowa, Clay and White streets on Eighth; and 4) an ordinance prohibiting the opening of saloons and stores on Sunday was lost in June, 1843: ayes — Fanning and Ogilby ; nays — Thedinga, Morhiser and Sleator.
Fanning served as mayor of Dubuque in 1843. During his term of office, the city government was involved in the following: 1) new bridges were built on Bluff, Main, Iowa, Clay, Locust and White streets and Lorimier Hollow; 2) the council resolved itself into a board of health for the suppression of [[SMALLPOX]]; 3) it was necessary to dig drains from Bluff street to the slough across Locust, Alain, Iowa, Clay and White streets on Eighth; and 4) an ordinance prohibiting the opening of saloons and stores on Sunday was rejected in June, 1843: ayes — Fanning and Ogilby ; nays — Thedinga, Morhiser and Sleator. (5)


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1. "Dubuque Sought Business Methods From Beginning," Telegraph Herald, March 27, 1921, p. 14. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bi5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SmANAAAAIBAJ&pg=6644,4092622&dq=james+fanning+dubuque&hl=en
1. "Died," ''Express and Herald'', May 13, 1857, p. 3
 
2. "Methodism in the New World," ''Dubuque Sunday Herald'', May 9, 1897, p. 10
 
3. "Died,"
 
4. "New Store," ''Iowa News'', September 9, 1837, p. 2


Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880 http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-8-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml  
5. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880 http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-8-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml  


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Ancestry: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48750096/james-h.-fanning

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FANNING, James. (Queens County, Ireland--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1857). MAYOR. One of the first residents of the area, Fanning emigrated to the United States in 1810 and came to Dubuque in 1833. (1) He and his brother, Timothy FANNING operated the first HORSE FERRY between Dubuque and Boat Yard Hollow. (2) His skill in repairing machinery was highly prized. In 1837 he was appointed by the President of the United States to be a county commissioner. (3) In June, 1837 Scott & Taylor, retail grocers, opened for business in a building Fanning constructed on Main Street. (4)

Fanning served as mayor of Dubuque in 1843. During his term of office, the city government was involved in the following: 1) new bridges were built on Bluff, Main, Iowa, Clay, Locust and White streets and Lorimier Hollow; 2) the council resolved itself into a board of health for the suppression of SMALLPOX; 3) it was necessary to dig drains from Bluff street to the slough across Locust, Alain, Iowa, Clay and White streets on Eighth; and 4) an ordinance prohibiting the opening of saloons and stores on Sunday was rejected in June, 1843: ayes — Fanning and Ogilby ; nays — Thedinga, Morhiser and Sleator. (5)

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1. "Died," Express and Herald, May 13, 1857, p. 3

2. "Methodism in the New World," Dubuque Sunday Herald, May 9, 1897, p. 10

3. "Died,"

4. "New Store," Iowa News, September 9, 1837, p. 2

5. Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880 http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-8-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml