Rudolph Bunner (August 17, 1779 – July 16, 1837) was an American lawyer, businessman, and trade merchant who served one term as a

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from

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from 1827 to 1829. He was married to the granddaughter of Revolutionary War General

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Early life

Rudolph Brunner was born on August 17, 1779, in

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to George Bunner and Jane Cuyler. George was a merchant and mariner, and owner of the

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''Mars'' in the

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trade. Bunner graduated from

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in 1798. His maternal grandfather was Captain Teleman Cruger Cuyler and his great-grandparents were Henry Cuyler and Catherine Cruger. 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. 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,

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Career

After graduating from Columbia, he studied law and was

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. He practiced in

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from 1819 until 1822. In October 1822, Bunner moved to

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, where he engaged in manufacturing and served as a director of the Oswego Cloth & Carpet Manufacturing Company. In addition to his legal work, he also was an extensive landowner and served as member of the first board of directors of the Oswego Canal Company. In 1827, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1827 until March 3, 1829.

Personal life

Bunner married Elizabeth Matilda Church (1783–1867), daughter of John Barker Church (1748–1818) and Angelica Schuyler (1756–1814). Elizabeth's grandfather was General

(1733–1804) and her aunt was

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(wife of

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, the first

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). Together, Rudolph and Elizabeth had six children. He died in

, July 16, 1837, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery. His grandson was Henry Cuyler Bunner (1855–1896), the novelist and poet.

References

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