Sir Henry Charles John Bunbury, 10th Baronet

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Henry Bunbury
Born Henry Charles John Bunbury
(1855-01-09)9 January 1855
London, England
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Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Nationality British

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. The Times (London). 19 December 1930. (34519),
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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Times (London). 10 March 1895. (34519),
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Stanney Hall)
1895–1930
Succeeded by
Charles Bunbury