Thomas L. Bunting
Encyclopedia
Thomas Lathrop Bunting was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
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
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Eden, New York
Eden, New York
Eden is a town located south of Buffalo, in Erie County, New York, USA. The population was 8,076 at the 2000 census. The basis for choosing the town's name is unknown....
, Bunting was educated in the common schools and the Griffith Institute, Springville, New York
Springville, New York
Springville is a village in the southeast part of the town of Concord in Erie County, New York, United States. Springville is the principal community in the town and a major business location in south Erie County. The population was 4,252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara...
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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
Hamburg (village), New York
Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany...
, in 1868 and later established a general mercantile store.
He engaged in the canning business.
Bunting was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
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
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, December 27, 1898.
He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Hamburg, New York
Hamburg (village), New York
Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany...
.