Thomas L. Bunting

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 by	John M. Wiley
Succeeded by	Charles Daniels
Personal details
Born	(1844-04-24)April 24, 1844 Eden, New York
Died	December 27, 1898(1898-12-27) (aged 54) Buffalo, New York
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	general store owner, canning

Thomas Lathrop Bunting (April 24, 1844 – December 27, 1898) 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.

References

• United States Congress. "Thomas L. Bunting (id: B001067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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