Romanzo Bunn Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Romanzo Bunn
Office:United States district judge for the
Term Start:October 30, 1877
Term End:January 9, 1905
Appointer:Rutherford B. Hayes
Predecessor:James C. Hopkins
Successor:Arthur Loomis Sanborn
Office1:Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
Appointer1:Lucius Fairchild
Term Start1:1868
Term End1:1877
Predecessor1:Edwin Flint
Successor1:Alfred W. Newman
State2:Wisconsin
State Assembly2:Wisconsin
District2:Buffalo - Jackson - Trempealeau
Term Start2:January 1, 1860
Term End2:January 1, 1861
Predecessor2:Jesse Bennett
Successor2:Calvin R. Johnson
Birth Name:Romanzo Norton Bunn
Birth Date:24 September 1829
Birth Place:South Hartwick, New York
Death Place:Madison, Wisconsin
Restingplace:Forest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Party:Republican
Spouse:Sarah Purdy Bunn
Education:read law
Signature:Romanzo Bunn sig.png

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.

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]

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bunn, Romanzo 1829 - 1909. 8 August 2017. Wisconsin Historical Society.
  2. Web site: 104 LANGDON ST - Property Record. 1 January 2012. Wisconsin Historical Society.