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Percy William Bunting, 1836-1911

Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 1836
Place of Birth: Manchester
Date of Death: 1911.07.22
Place of Death:

Identity:

Percy William Bunting was a barrister and editor. He married Mary Ledgett in 1869.

Life:

Bunting was called to the bar in 1862 but also went on to develop a journalistic career. In 1882 he was appointed examiner in equity and real property law at the University of London. Around the same time he became editor of the Contemporary Review, a post he seems to have held until at least 1898. He was knighted in 1908.

Bibliography:

Foster, Joseph, Men at the Bar, London, 1885; Who's Who, 1898, London, 1898; 'Sir Percy Bunting', Times, London, 24 July 1911, p. 11.