Thomas Bunn (Manitoba politician)
Thomas Bunn | |
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| Born | May 16, 1830 Red River Colony, Canada |
| Died | April 11, 1875 (aged 44) |
| Occupation | Politician |
The Hon. Thomas Bunn (16 May 1830 – 11 April 1875) was a Métis legislator, lawyer, negotiator, landowner, farmer, clerk of the court, and politician in Manitoba. He represented St. Clements from 1870 to 1874 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He helped usher in the Manitoba Act. He was Secretary of State in the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia until it was overthrown by the John A. Macdonald government and dissolved eight months after it began. Thomas Bunn was English-Metis to Louis Riel's French, and the two men didn't always agree but were staunch in their resolve to protect the rights of the Metis people. Thomas Bunn made the first motion in the Assembly of Assiniboia.