Henry Bunny
Henry Bunny | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairarapa | |
| In office 29 July 1865 – 8 November 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Carter |
| Succeeded by | in abeyance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1822 Newbury, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 15 February 1891 (aged 68) Featherston, New Zealand |
| Party | Independent |
| Relations | Edmund Percy Bunny (son) Charles H. Broad (grandson) Edward Broad (grandson) |
| Occupation | solicitor |
Henry Bunny (7 October 1822 – 15 February 1891) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Wairarapa, New Zealand.
Bunny was born in Newbury, Berkshire, and he was a partner in his father's firm of Newbury solicitors during his early life. Facing bankruptcy due to a failed property development scheme, he fled to New Zealand in 1853. He eventually applied to the New Zealand Bar, but he became its first member to be disbarred when it was discovered that his sponsor was his own brother-in-law. Bunny had a relatively successful political career from 1864 until 1881. He was then a failed candidate in four elections (1881, 1884, 1887, 1890), repeatedly defeated by his political rival Walter Clarke Buchanan. Bunny committed suicide on 15 February 1891, shooting himself through the heart with a revolver.