Percy William Bunting (1 February 1836 – 22 July 1911) was an English

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Biography

Grave of Percy William Bunting in Highgate Cemetery

He was born at

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, Lancashire, son of Eliza and Thomas Percival Bunting, and grandson of

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. A younger sister was Sarah Maclardie Amos. He was educated at

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, Manchester, and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where, in 1859, he was classed as 21st wrangler. Three years later he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. In 1882, he became editor of ''

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'', and henceforth devoted himself to journalism, becoming also editor of the ''

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'' from 1902 to 1907, in succession to

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. In July 1908 he was knighted. Throughout his life, he was an active supporter of Wesleyan Methodism. He lived at

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in Bloomsbury, London. He married on 21 June 1869 Mary Hyett (1840–1919), elder sister of

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. Their son Sidney Percival Bunting became a leader of the

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. Bunting died on 22nd July 1911 and was buried on the western side of

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External links

Guide to the Sir Percy William Bunting Papers 1882-1911
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunting, Percy William 1836 births 1911 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery British male journalists British Methodists Journalists from Manchester Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Members of Lincoln's Inn