Hired by Gov. C.C. Washburn to open new markets for Minnesota flour, and by 1901 he was one of 16 millionaires in Minneapolis. At his death, he bequeathed $4.6 million to public and charitable institutions and $2 million to establish an industrial trade school, Dunwoody Institute, to prepare young people for skilled trades. : Flour manufacturer. He was the son of James and Hannah (Hood) Dunwoody; was born in Westtown, Pa., March 14, 1841. Introduced a new process for milling wheat, and to export flour from Minneapolis direct to Europe; now v-pres. of the Washburn Crosby Co.; pres. of the Northwestern Nat'l Bank; v-pres. of the Minneapolis Trust Co., including important positions in other large corporations. Member of the committee of 100 selected to meet Prince Henry of Prussia, 1902.
Hired by Gov. C.C. Washburn to open new markets for Minnesota flour, and by 1901 he was one of 16 millionaires in Minneapolis. At his death, he bequeathed $4.6 million to public and charitable institutions and $2 million to establish an industrial trade school, Dunwoody Institute, to prepare young people for skilled trades. : Flour manufacturer. He was the son of James and Hannah (Hood) Dunwoody; was born in Westtown, Pa., March 14, 1841. Introduced a new process for milling wheat, and to export flour from Minneapolis direct to Europe; now v-pres. of the Washburn Crosby Co.; pres. of the Northwestern Nat'l Bank; v-pres. of the Minneapolis Trust Co., including important positions in other large corporations. Member of the committee of 100 selected to meet Prince Henry of Prussia, 1902.
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