FRANK SIDNEY DUNN.
 


	Frank Sidney Dunn, proprietor of Dunn's, Limited, men's clothing
and furnishings, of Saskatoon, is in the truest sense of the word a self-
made man. He was born in London, Ontario, in April, 1880, a son of
Richard and Mary Jane (Lawson) Dunn, the former a native of Devon-
shire and the latter of London, England.  They came to Canada with
their parents at an early day and located in London, Ontario. In early
life the father became apprenticed to the carpenter's trade and he 
lowed that line of work until he Was forty years of age, at which time
he became manager of Marshall Brothers, a wholesale tea and coffee con-
cern, by whom he was employed the remainder of his life.  He died on
the 1st of May, 1920, at the age of seventy-three years.  Mrs. Dunn
passed away in July, 1922, when seventy-five years of age.
	In the pursuit of his education Frank Sidney Dunn attended the pub-
lic schools of London, Ontario, and subsequently enrolled in the Collegiate
Institute, where he took a commercial course.  For one and one-half
years thereafter he worked in a machine shop, manufacturing electric
motors, and then accepted a position with Grahams, men's furnishers, of
London.  He was then but sixteen years of age and received for his
services the large sum of two dollars per week. He remained with that
concern for several years and during that time took advantage of every
opportunity to learn the business. Subsequently he went to Windsor and
was in the employ of Walter Bong, men's furnishings, for two years.
For one and one-half years he was with John H. Chapman & Company of
London and subsequently accepted a position with Alf Gunther, whole-
sale hats and caps, as a traveling salesman.  His territory was north
Ontario as far as North Bay and Georgian Bay district and he also trav-
eled in Saskatchewan for a time.  In the spring of 1907 he located in
Saskatoon and for two years worked for W. H. MacBeth. He resigned
that position to enter the fire insurance business in connection with Mad-
daford & Lawson, and he was active in that association until the spring
of 1911, when he established a men's furnishings business, starting in a
small room with a capital of nine hundred dollars. He has made a won-
derful success of the enterprise and has, without doubt, the largest stock
between Vancouver and Winnipeg.  Mr. Dunn is a man of genial and
pleasing personality and he employs the highest principles of honesty
and integrity in the conduct of his business, and he well merits the con-
fidence and esteem accorded him by his fellow townsmen.
	In September, 1916, Mr. Dunn was married to Miss Louise Perkins,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Perkins, natives of England.  They
were United Empire Loyalists and among the pioneers of New Bruns-
wick, and Mr. Perkins operated a general store at Norton for many years,
becoming a successful merchant, and he is now living retired in Norton.
Mrs. Perkins has passed away.  Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have one child:
	Jean Louise, whose birth occurred in December, 1918.  Mrs. Dunn is a
woman of charming personality and she maintains an active interest in
the club and social affairs of this city.
	Fraternally Mr. Dunn is identified with the Masons and is a Noble
of the Mystic Shrine. He is an active member of the Kiwanis Club and
the Canadian Club and socially is identified with the Saskatoon Golf Club.
He is chairman of the local section of the Alpine Club, of which organiza-
tion he is the first and only chairman. Along the lines of his work he is
identified with the Retail Merchants Association of Canada and is first
vice president of the Saskatoon section of the body. The religious faith
of Mr. Dunn is that of the Presbyterian church, in which he is a zealous
worker. He was formerly on the board of managers of the Westminster
Presbyterian church.  Mr. Dunn is essentially public-spirited and has
been a dominant factor in the inauguration and completion of many
movements for the benefit of the community.  His friends are 
legion and Saskatoon is indeed fortunate~in having him for a citizen.

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