Returning  to  Hanover,  he  resumed  his  former  rela-
tions with  that  church  in  1829.  He  was  one  of  the
founders  of  Hanover  College,  and  served  as  one  of  its
Trustees  for  many  years.  He  gave  to  AVaba^h  College
a  tract  of  land,  which  formed  the  nucleus  for
its  subsecjuent  endowment,  and  was  one  of  its  first


Board  of  Trustees.  After  his  return  to  Jefferson
county  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate,  and  also
served  another  term  on  the  Bench.  He  was  a  fre-
quent delegate  to  the  Prcsbrteries  and  Synods  of  the
State,  and  was  a  member  of  the  General  Assembly
in  1834.
Judge  Dunn  was  widely  known  in  the  early  his-
tory of  Indiana.  He  was  a  man  of  commanding
presence,  dignified  but  cordial  manner,  and  was
univer.sally  respected  for  his  good  judgment,  integ-
rity and  manly  Christian  character.  Throughout
his  long  life  he  gave  freely  of  his  means,  and  devoted
his  best  energies  to  the  advancement  of  religion  and
education,  and  every  good  work.
Button,  Warren  Backus,  D.D.,  was  the  son
of  Hubbard  and  Abigail  Dutton,  of  Lebanon,  Conn.
He  graduated  at  Yale  College,  with  high  rank  as  a
scholar,  in  1829.  He  was  then  a  Tutor  .in  Edgehill
School,  Princeton,  N.  J.  He  completed  his  theo-
logical studies  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  Va.
As  a  licentiate,  he  assisted  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stanton,
1838-41,  in  his  pastoral  charge  at  Farmville,  Ya.
