Brief Life History of William H.
When William H. Bunker was born on 6 June 1866, in Sherbrooke, La Région-Sherbrookoise, Quebec, Canada, his father, Henry Martin Bunker, was 27 and his mother, Harriet Biggens, was 26. He died on 28 May 1890, in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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- William Bunker in household of Henry Bunker, "United States Census, 1880"
- William H. Bunker, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- William H Bunker, „Find A Grave Index“
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: nickname, of Norman origin, for a reliable or good-hearted person, from Old French bon ‘good’ + cuer ‘heart’ (from Latin cor).
German (Bünker): variant of Bönker (see Boenker ).
History: Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, was named as land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker of Charlestown, who had emigrated from Odell in Bedfordshire, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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