Rudolph Bunner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolph Bunner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Nicoll Fosdick |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hawkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1779 |
| Died | July 16, 1837 (aged 57) Oswego, New York, United States |
| Party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Matilda Church |
| Alma mater | Columbia College |
Rudolph Bunner (August 17, 1779 – July 16, 1837) was an American lawyer, businessman, and trade merchant who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829.
He was married to the granddaughter of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler.
Rudolph Brunner was born on August 17, 1779, in Savannah, New York to George Bunner and Jane Cuyler. George was a merchant and mariner, and owner of the brig Mars in the West India trade. Bunner graduated from Columbia University in 1798. His maternal grandfather was Captain Teleman Cruger Cuyler and his great-grandparents were Henry Cuyler and Catherine Cruger.[1][2] His maternal uncles included Captain Henry Cuyler, who was killed at the siege of Savannah, Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler (1768–1839), who was the first Federal Judge in Georgia.[2]
His first-cousins included Richard Randolph Cuyler (1796–1865), who was president of the Central Railroad of Georgia and Dr. John M. Cuyler (1810–1884), who was Surgeon and Brevet Brigadier-General, United States Army.[2]
