Bunge, Jr., Christian

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1887-88 (District 1)

Party when first elected: Not Available

Counties Served: Houston

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 4/10/1846

Birth Place: Eitzen

Birth County: Hanover

Birth Country: Germany

Date of Death: ??/??/1902

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Eitzen

Occupation (when first elected): Merchant/Farmer

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 65th New York Volunteer Infantry; [Dates Unknown]

Military: 121st New York Volunteer Infantry; 1865 to ?

Postmaster: Eitzen, Minnesota; 1868 to ?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Dorothy Wunneke (married in 1871)
Children: Seven children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1857.

"[He] came to America when he was about eleven years of age, locating in Cook County, Illinois." (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota Historical Company, 1882)

The town of Eitzen in Houston County, Minnesota was named by Christian Bunge, Jr., for the place of his birth in Germany. (Minnesota Place Names, MHS, 2001)

He built a log grocery store in Eitzen in 1866. (Minnesota Place Names, MHS, 2001)