Thomas Lathrop Bunting (April 24, 1844 – December 27, 1898) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1891 to 1893.
Thomas L. Bunting | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 33rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Wiley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Daniels |
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| Born | April 24, 1844 Eden, New York |
| Died | December 27, 1898 (aged 54) Buffalo, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | general store owner, canning |
Biography
editBorn 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.
Congress
editBunting 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.
Later career and death
editHe resumed the canning business and also became interested in farming, dairying, and stock raising.
He died in Buffalo, New York, on December 27, 1898. He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Hamburg, New York.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Thomas L. Bunting (id: B001067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress