Solomon Bundy
Solomon Bundy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's21stdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel F. Miller |
| Succeeded by | David Wilber |
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| Born | May 22, 1823 Oxford, New York,U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1889(aged 65) Oxford, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Solomon Bundy(May 22, 1823 – January 13, 1889) was an American attorney and politician, aUnited States representativefrom New York.[1]He had earlier served as district attorney ofChenango County, New York.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Solomon Bundy was born inOxford,Chenango Countyin 1823, in a period of development in western New York. He attended Oxford Academy. He taught school for several years, and read the law; he was admitted to thebarin 1859 and commenced practice in Oxford. While studying law, he served as justice of the peace and clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Chenango County.
Law career
[edit]After being admitted to the bar and practicing law, Bundy was elected asdistrict attorneyof Chenango County (1862–1865). He was elected as aRepublicanto theForty-fifth Congress(March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.[3][4]
After his political career ended, he resumed practicing law in Oxford. He died there and was interred in Riverview Cemetery.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Bundy married and had a family. His son McGeorge Bundy also became an attorney, moving toGrand Rapids, Michigan,where he settled. McGeorge's sonHarvey Hollister Bundygraduated fromYale Universityand went to law school atHarvard University;he settled in Boston, where he married and had a family. He served at high levels of government withHenry L. Stimsonunder presidentsHerbert Hooverand later underFranklin D. Roosevelt.
Harvey's two sons,William Putnam BundyandMcGeorge Bundy,both became attorneys and served in intelligence duringWorld War II.They served as high-level advisors to presidentsJohn F. KennedyandLyndon B. Johnson,particularly related to theVietnam War.
Bundy's three-times-great-grandson,Jake Auchincloss,is a currentDemocraticcongressman representingMassachusetts's 4th congressional district.
References
[edit]- ^"List of United States Representatives from New York".Ballotpedia.Retrieved2019-12-10.
- ^ab"BUNDY, Solomon | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".history.house.gov.Retrieved2019-12-10.
- ^"Solomon Bundy, former Representative for New York's 21st Congressional District".GovTrack.us.Retrieved2019-12-10.
- ^Congress, United States (1879).Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the... Congress.U.S. Government Printing Office.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Solomon Bundy (id: B001060)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Solomon BundyatFind a Grave
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