Dunning gained a national reputation as a lawyer, and was committed to criminal law. His reputation was such that his clients were "assured of success when he was on the case." Dunning continued to be active in public affairs, despite refusing to take public office. He continued to be active in his law practice, hearing cases until a week before his death. Dunning died on May 9, 1884, aged 78, in Bloomington, Indiana, and is buried there in Rose Hill Cemetery. See also List of governors of Indiana References Notes Bibliography External links Biography and Portrait from Indiana State Library Political Graveyard Paris Dunning at FindAGrave Governors of Indiana Indiana Democrats 1806 births 1884 deaths Methodists from Indiana Indiana state senators Members of the Indiana House of Representatives Lieutenant Governors of Indiana Politicians from Bloomington, Indiana People from Greensboro, North Carolina Indiana lawyers Delegates to the 1851 Indiana constitutional convention Indiana Independents Democratic Party governors of Indiana 19th-century American politicians