Thomas L. Bunting

Thomas L. Bunting

Thomas Lathrop Bunting (born April 24, 1844 in Eden , Erie County , New York , †  December 27, 1898 in Buffalo , New York) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1893 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Bunting attended his home public schools and the Griffith Institute in Springville . In the winter months he taught himself as a teacher and in the summer he continued his own training. This has since been interrupted by an illness. In 1868 he moved to Hamburg near Buffalo, where he then ran a shop. Later he went into the canning business. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1890 Bunting was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 33rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded John M. Wiley on March 4, 1891 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1892, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1893 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Bunting returned to the canning business. He also worked in agriculture, especially in milk production and cattle breeding. He died on December 27, 1898 in Buffalo and was buried in Hamburg.

Web links

• Thomas L. Bunting in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John M. Wiley	United States House Representative for New York (33rd constituency) March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	Charles Daniels