William M. Bunn

William Malcolm Bunn ( born January 1, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † September 19, 1923 ) was an American politician and from 1884 to 1885 Territorial Governor in Idaho Territory.

Early years and political rise

William Bunn grew up in Pennsylvania and participated as a member of an infantry unit from this state part in the civil war. He has since been wounded. In 1862 he was for a few months in Richmond captivity, before he was replaced. Later he worked as a trader and became a member of the National Guard, in whose ranks he rose to colonel. Then Bunn entered the woodworking company of his brothers.

Bunn was a member of the Republican Party. In the following years he was a delegate at numerous Party meetings in Pennsylvania and several Republican National Conventions. Between 1868 and 1870 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Bunn also worked as a notary and executor. In 1878 he bought the newspaper "Sunday Transcript ", which he published himself.

Territorial Governor in Idaho

In 1884, Bunn was appointed by his party colleague, the then President Chester A. Arthur, the new governor of the Idaho Territory. This office Bunn practiced from 1884 to 1885. During this time a law was prepared, which provided for the accession of the territory as a state in the United States. At the draft, the Governor was personally involved. However, it could not come into force this law, because the incumbent since March 1885 new President Grover Cleveland refused to give his consent. Therefore, Idaho could be included under the new President Benjamin Harrison in the Union until after the end of Cleveland's first term in office.

As Territorial Governor Bunn demanded an assurance from all the voters that they were not polygamists. This measure was directed against the Mormons. After the above-mentioned change of government in Washington William Bunn was replaced by Edward A. Stevenson.

Further CV

After the end of his time in the Idaho Territory Bunn returned to Pennsylvania, where he worked in the newspaper business again. He was also known as an art collector and guest speakers. William Bunn died in 1923 in his hometown of Philadelphia.

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