Henry Bunbury
Born
Henry Charles John Bunbury

(1855-01-09)9 January 1855
London, England
Died18 December 1930(1930-12-18) (aged 75)
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
NationalityBritish

Sir Henry Charles John Bunbury, 10th Baronet (9 January 1855 - 1930) was a former Royal Navy officer and a country gentleman.

Early life

Bunbury was born on 9 January 1855, the son of Colonel Henry William St Pierre Bunbury and educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1]

Military and civic service

Bunbury joined the Royal Navy in 1869. During the First World War he commanded a company of the Suffolk Volunteer Battalion.[2]

On the death of his Uncle Edward Bunbury in 1895 he succeeded to the Baronetcy.[3] He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk for 1908 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk.[3]

Family life

Bunbury married Laura Wood in 1884 and they had two sons and a daughter.[3] He died aged 75 at his home, Manor House, Mildenhall, on 18 December 1930 and was succeeded in the Baronetcy by his eldest son Charles.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sir Henry Bunbury". The Times. No. 34519. London. 19 December 1930. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "The Late Sir Henry Bunbury". Bury Free Press. 20 December 1930. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sir Edward Bunbury". The Times. No. 34519. London. 10 March 1895. p. 10.
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