Rudolph Bunner

Jacksonian Representative of New York's 20th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

August 17, 1779 (57 years old)

Birthday

July 16, 1837

Death

Served one term as a U.S. Representative from 1827 to 1829
Was a lawyer, businessman, and trade merchant
Married into a family with significant historical connections, including to Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler
Graduated from Columbia University in 1798
Practiced law in Newburgh, New York, before moving to Oswego, New York, where he engaged in manufacturing and was involved in the Oswego Canal Company
Was an extensive landowner
Had six children with his wife, Elizabeth Matilda Church
Died in Oswego, New York, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery
His grandson was Henry Cuyler Bunner, a noted novelist and poet