Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-25
The First West Va. Legislature.
SENATE
Sketches Personal, Political and BIZ
ographical.
SENATE
EDwARD c. BUNKER.
BY AN OBSERVER

Mr.. BuxKER was born in the city of New
York insls2s, and is now, OF course, about
35 years of age His parents died with
cholera during the fearful raVages of that
disease in New York, in 1882. AT the age
of six years he WAS brought to Preston
county, Virginia, by his uncle, Col. Bald
win, of Kingwood, who, having no chill
dren of bis own, adopted, educated aud
cared for Edward with all fathers affec
ton.
After the-usual common school train
ing, Mr.. Bunker was placed in Washington,
College, Pa, where he completed his edu-
cation. He studied law with the late Guy
r. G.. Allen at Morgantown, Virginia, and
in 1850 commenced the practice in King
wood, where he continued until the spring
of 1857, when he removed to Morgantown
and enteredinto copartnership with Hon.
Waitman T. Wiley. In 1851, Lowrey
Wilson, son of the late E G. Wilson, form
ed copartnership with Mr.. Bunker, which
continued only Tor rev mvnttsSI - lfo"
Wilson received commission from Rich
mond and entered the rebel service. MIR.
Bunker was opposed to the demon of Sc
cession, and took his stand with the peo.
pie of Western Virginia.
Personally he is very. social and intel.
| ligent companion, loves his friends, torgives
and the business of those he represents
he is about Eve feet ten inches in height,
robust in health heavily and squarely
built, and looks like he never had been and
never would be sick. His forehead is high,
extending pretty we'll up to the top of his
head, giving him a reverential appearance;
| his hair is black and pretty thick his whis-
kers extend all around the lower part OF
his face, and add to his good appearance {;
| his nose is long, as are; all his features ;
eyes dark, and piercing eye orows heavy
and black eye lsshes long and full; mouth
large and 'capacious, and looks like it was
fond of good dinner. He is considered
a very good looking man.
In 1858, Mr.. Bunker was appointed by
the Governor of Virginia Visitor to the
| Virginia Military Institute at Lexington
which position he held for two years.
Stonewali Jackson was at that time the
| instructor of Artillery tactics at this Instt-
tuition, with the rank of a Militia Major.
Politically Mr.. Bunker has been dem
ncrat, but is now with the Union party re-
| gardless of name, and deprecates the for
nation of parties or the PRONUNCIATION o
party issues until the Union is saved. He
| prefres to save the country and then set
! tie political questions, which is the true
and the only true ground.
| Mr.. Bunker Is an industrious, temperate
man, and is n member of the NJ. e. Church
Though he is somewhat reserved as q
Senator and speaks at no great length, yet
heis laborious and watches the progress OF
business with a devotedAess and earnest
ness SECOND to none. He is very clear
and earnest speaker, expressing himself
with force and precision, and takes, l an
glad to say. n sensible view of every meas.
| ure that is brought forward, aud does not
hesitate to make known his objections TO
anything he don't like, ina way that is moi
to be misunderstood.
Mr. Bunker is chairman of the Commit.
tee on Military Affairs; and il he succeeds
in making soldiers out of the West Virgins
Militia, ! shall use my influence to get the
President to appoint him a Brigadier Gen.
eral, if not II Major or 1t. General. He is
also member of the Committee on Town.
ships, &c.