Matthias Dunn (1788 – September 10, 1869) was an Inspector of Mines in the North-east of England, United Kingdom during the 19th century. He lived at Stella Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, and owned a quarter share in the Stargate Pit which was the site of the Stargate Pit Explosion of 1826.
In 1830 he sunk a new shaft, the "Great Seam Pit", at Prestongrange Colliery in East Lothian, now the site of the Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum.
Dunn tried to improve safety in mines
Matthias Dunn's son was the architect Archibald Matthias Dunn.
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