Romanzo Bunn

Romanzo Norton Bunn (September 24, 1829 January 25, 1909) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a United States district judge of the Western District of Wisconsin, a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

The Honorable
Romanzo Bunn
United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin
In office
October 30, 1877  January 9, 1905
Appointed byRutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byJames C. Hopkins
Succeeded byArthur Loomis Sanborn
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Circuit
In office
1868–1877
Appointed byLucius Fairchild
Preceded byEdwin Flint
Succeeded byAlfred W. Newman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the BuffaloJacksonTrempealeau district
In office
January 1, 1860  January 1, 1861
Preceded byJesse Bennett
Succeeded byCalvin R. Johnson
Personal details
Born
Romanzo Norton Bunn

(1829-09-24)September 24, 1829
South Hartwick, New York
DiedJanuary 25, 1909(1909-01-25) (aged 79)
Madison, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah Purdy Bunn
Educationread law
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Education and career

Born in South Hartwick, New York, Bunn read law to enter the bar in 1853. He was in private practice in Ellicottville, New York, from 1853 to 1854, and then in Galesville, Wisconsin, until 1861. He was district attorney in Galesville from 1857 to 1858. He was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1859, returning to private practice in Sparta, Wisconsin, from 1861 to 1868. He was a Judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for the 6th Judicial Circuit from 1868 to 1877. He was a Professor of law at the University of Wisconsin from 1878 to 1885.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On October 25, 1877, Bunn was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin vacated by Judge James C. Hopkins. Bunn was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 30, 1877, and received his commission the same day. Bunn served in that capacity until his retirement on January 9, 1905.[2]

Death

Bunn died on January 25, 1909, in Madison, Wisconsin. His former home there is located in what is now the Langdon Street Historic District.[2][3]

References

  1. "Bunn, Romanzo 1829 - 1909". Wisconsin Historical Society. 8 August 2017.
  2. Romanzo Bunn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. "104 LANGDON ST - Property Record". Wisconsin Historical Society. 1 January 2012.

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