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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1837–1896)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Christopher William Bunting
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| constituency_MP = [[Welland (electoral district)|Welland]]
| parliament = Canadian
| majority = 
| predecessor = [[William Alexander Thomson]]
| successor = [[John Ferguson (Ontario politician)|John Ferguson]]
| term_start = 1878
| term_end = 1882
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1837|09|01}}
| birth_place = [[Amigan]], [[Limerick]], Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1896|01|14|1837|09|01}}
| death_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| nationality = [[Canadian nationality law|British subject]]
| spouse =
| party = [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Liberal-Conservative]]
| relations =
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater = 
| occupation = [[merchant]], [[newspaper]] owner, [[newspaper publisher]]
| profession =
}}
'''Christopher William Bunting''' (1 September 1837 &ndash; 14 January 1896) was an Irish-born [[politician]], [[merchant]], [[newspaper]] owner and [[newspaper publisher]].

Born in [[Amigan]], [[Limerick]], Ireland, he was the son of William Bunting and Jane Crowe and came to [[Canada West]] with his mother and sister in 1850 after the death of his father. Bunting worked as a compositor at ''[[The Globe (Toronto newspaper)|The Globe]]'', later becoming a foreman.<ref> Hill, R. (2014). ''Voice of the Vanishing Minority''. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, p.p.156.</ref> He then worked for eleven years in the wholesale grocery business. In 1868, he married Mary Elizabeth Ellis.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

In 1877, in partnership with [[John Riordon]], he became co-owner of ''[[The Toronto Mail]]''. The partners gained control of the ''[[Toronto Empire]]'' in 1895 and amalgamated the two papers to form ''[[The Mail and Empire]]''.<ref>Mackintosh, P. (2017). ''Newspaper City''. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, p.261.</ref><ref>Slater, S. (2017). ''Secret History Files: The Extraordinary Tale of Christopher Bunting''. [online] Limerick Life. Available at: http://limerick.life/2017/11/29/from-croagh-to-canada-the-extraordinary-tale-of-christopher-bunting/ [Accessed 15 Dec. 2018].</ref>

Bunting was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] as a Member of the [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Liberal-Conservatives]] in the [[1878 Canadian federal election|1878]] election to represent the [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Welland (electoral district)|Welland]]. He was defeated in the [[1882 Canadian federal election|1882]] election in the riding of [[Durham West]] under an unknown political affiliation.<ref>Slater, S. (2018). ''Who was Christopher William Bunting'' • People & Genealogy. [online] Limerick's Life. Available at: http://limerickslife.com/christopher-william-bunting/ [Accessed 15 Dec. 2018].</ref>

Bunting died in [[Toronto]] of [[Bright's disease]] at the age of 58.<ref>Brian P. N. Beaven, "BUNTING, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM", in ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', vol. 12, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed 15 December 2018, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bunting_christopher_william_12E.html.</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Canadabio|ID=5998}}
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=1637}}

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