Thomas L. Bunting

Thomas Lathrop Bunting (April 24, 1844 December 27, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Thomas L. Bunting
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 33rd district
In office
March 4, 1891  March 3, 1893
Preceded byJohn M. Wiley
Succeeded byCharles Daniels
Personal details
Born(1844-04-24)April 24, 1844
Eden, New York
DiedDecember 27, 1898(1898-12-27) (aged 54)
Buffalo, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Occupationgeneral store owner, canning

Born in Eden, New York, Bunting was educated in the common schools and the Griffith Institute, Springville, New York. He taught school in winters and attended the academy in summer months. Illness having interrupted his preparation for college, he moved to Hamburg, New York, in 1868 and later established a general mercantile store. He engaged in the canning business.

Bunting was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 March 3, 1893). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892. He resumed the canning business and also became interested in farming, dairying, and stock raising. He died in Buffalo, New York, December 27, 1898. He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Hamburg, New York.

References

  • United States Congress. "Thomas L. Bunting (id: B001067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John M. Wiley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 33rd congressional district

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Succeeded by
Charles Daniels

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