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- ↑ "Fayette Dunn, 76, Dies. Otis Elevator's Ex-Head". The New York Times . December 12, 1979. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
Fayette S. Dunn, former president and chairman of the board of the Otis Elevator Company, died yesterday in Dorset, Vt., where he had lived since his ...
- ↑ "President Elected For Otis Elevator". The New York Times. October 26, 1964. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
Fayette S. Dunn The Otis Elevator Company over the weekend the election of Fayette S. Dunn as president and director, succeeding the late Percy L. Douglas. ...