Romanzo Bunn

The Honorable Romanzo Bunn
United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin
In office October 30, 1877 – January 9, 1905
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	James C. Hopkins
Succeeded by	Arthur Loomis Sanborn
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Circuit
In office 1868–1877
Appointed by	Lucius Fairchild
Preceded by	Edwin Flint
Succeeded by	Alfred W. Newman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Buffalo–Jackson–Trempealeau district
In office January 1, 1860 – January 1, 1861
Preceded by	Jesse Bennett
Succeeded by	Calvin R. Johnson
Personal details
Born	Romanzo Norton Bunn (1829-09-24)September 24, 1829 South Hartwick, New York
Died	January 25, 1909(1909-01-25) (aged 79) Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sarah Purdy Bunn
Education	read law
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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.

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]

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]

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]

• Romanzo Bunn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.