Christopher William Bunting (September 1, 1837 – January 14, 1896) was an Irish

Ireland

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-born politician

Politician

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, merchant

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, newspaper

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 owner and newspaper publisher.

Born in Amigan, Limerick

Limerick

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, he was the son of William Bunting and Jane Crowe and came to Canada West with his mother and sister in 1850 after the death of his father. Bunting worked as a compositor at the Globe

The Globe (Toronto newspaper)

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, later becoming a foreman. He then worked for eleven years in the wholesale grocery business. In 1868, he married Mary Elizabeth Ellis. In 1877, in partnership with John Riordon, he became co-owner of the Toronto Mail

The Toronto Mail

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. The partners gained control of the Toronto Empire

Toronto Empire

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in 1895 and amalgamated the two papers to form the Mail and Empire

The Mail and Empire

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.

Bunting was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Member of the Liberal-Conservatives

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 in the 1878

Canadian federal election, 1878

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 election to represent the riding

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 of Welland

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. He was defeated in the 1882

Canadian federal election, 1882

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 election in the riding of Durham West

Durham West

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 under an unknown political affiliation.

Bunting died in Toronto

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 of Bright's disease

Bright's disease

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at the age of 58.