John Whitfield Bunn and Jacob Bunn
- This article concerns John Whitfield Bunn, Jacob Bunn, and the entrepreneurs who were interconnected with the Bunn brothers through association or familial and genealogical connection.
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Born | financier | June 21, 1831
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financier |
John Whitfield Bunn (June 21, 1831 – June 7, 1920)
Jacob Bunn (March 18, 1814 – October 16, 1897),[3] an older brother of John Whitfield Bunn, was also an important Illinois industrialist, financier, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln.[4]
Early life and early business experiences
John W. Bunn was the third son of Henry Bunn and Mary (Sigler) Bunn, both of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] The Bunn family was Presbyterian, and they recorded the baptisms of several children in a Presbyterian Church located at one time in Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[5] There exists evidence that the Bunn family ancestors had originally purchased property from the heirs of William Penn.[6]
Henry Bunn was born October 19, 1772, in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[7] Henry Bunn was the son of Jacob Bunn (born 1736; died 1808) and Maria Elizabetha (surname unknown) (born 1744; died 1817).[5] Henry Bunn married Mary Sigler (born April 7, 1788; died July 31, 1833).[7] Henry Bunn and Mary (Sigler) Bunn owned a prosperous farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and at the time of Henry Bunn's death in 1859 he left an estate valued at a quantity in excess of $34,000.[7] There exists evidence that Henry Bunn, the father of Jacob Bunn, John Whitfield Bunn, and George Whitfield Bunn, engaged in the banking business in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[8]
Jacob Bunn married Elizabeth Jane Ferguson (born May 12, 1832; died 1885), daughter of Benjamin Ferguson and Sarah (Irwin) Ferguson, both natives of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Ferguson was a building contractor who contributed to the construction of the old Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Sarah Irwin was the sister of the bankers and merchants Robert Irwin (born November 7, 1808; died 1865) and John Irwin (born January 20, 1804; died 1857). Robert Irwin acted as the personal debt collector for Abraham Lincoln, and served as a member of the board of directors of the State Bank of Illinois. The Irwins were all natives of Monongahela City, Pennsylvania, were Presbyterian, and were of Scottish origin. A daughter of Robert Irwin married William Marston, a Wall Street speculator and financier who often worked in partnership with
John Bunn spent his childhood and early adulthood on the family farm located near Milford, New Jersey.[2]
In 1847, at the age of 16, John W. Bunn left New Jersey to join his older brother
In 1858, John W. Bunn achieved the status of partner in the wholesale grocery firm of "J. Bunn Company."[2]
The Springfield, Illinois, grocery enterprise altered its corporate name to reflect the new change in partnership, changing its official name to "J. & J. W. Bunn Company."[2]
Coming to adulthood in the quickly developing state of Illinois, and achieving an increasingly prominent status among the commercial leadership of Illinois, John W. Bunn developed a close friendship with statesman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln.[9] John W. Bunn was a principal member within, and one of the most important members and operators of, the Abraham Lincoln political network of friendship and political support, having once earned from Illinois historian and scholar George A. Lawrence the honorable description of having been one of the closest personal and political friends of Abraham Lincoln himself.[10]
Friendship with Abraham Lincoln, middle and later life in Illinois, and industrial contributions to Illinois and the United States
Abraham Lincoln acted as the attorney for Jacob Bunn, who was the older brother of John W. Bunn.
Jacob Bunn and
John Whitfield Bunn spent the remainder of his life in Illinois, and maintained a varied and successful commercial, industrial, and philanthropic career that lasted from 1847 until 1920.[19] A multimillionaire, John W. Bunn exhibited financial commitment and philanthropic loyalty to public causes in Illinois.[20]
During the period lasting from 1847 until 1920, John W. Bunn accomplished numerous commercial and industrial objectives, and contributed to the development of numerous distinct industrial and civic sectors of Illinois during the nineteenth century and the twentieth century.[19] Many of the businesses and civic institutions with which the Bunn brothers and their extended family were connected are discussed below.
The J. & J. W. Bunn Grocery Company
Beginning as an entry-level employee in the wholesale grocery house owned by his brother, John rapidly ascended to increased levels of responsibility, not only within the grocery enterprise, but within a diverse array of additional commercial and civic organizations in Illinois, and throughout the United States as a whole.[19] The J. & J. W. Bunn Grocery Company generated approximate sales of $200,000 around 1871.[21] During the period when John W. Bunn acted with executive leadership within the J. & J. W. Bunn Grocery Company, the profitability of the firm increased, and in 1880 the sales volume of the firm reached $450,000, with prediction in 1880 of sales volume growth to $500,000 for 1881.[22] This venture subsequently became known as "Bunn Capitol Wholesale Grocery Company" in the 1950s. George R. Bunn Jr. managed this company and created a beverage division that eventually turned into the Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, which also owns the "BUNN" brand.[23]
Illinois Watch Company and Sangamo Electric Company
John W. Bunn was an active participant in the development of industrial production of pocket watches for the railroads, and served as a founder, director, and Vice President of the Illinois Watch Company of Springfield, Illinois.[24] The Illinois Watch Company, a globally significant corporation with respect to the railroad logistics industry, operated branch corporate offices in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.[25] The assets of the Illinois Watch Company were sold, during 1927 and 1928, to the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for a sum in excess of $5 million.[26] John Whitfield Bunn also worked with Jacob Bunn and Benjamin Hamilton Ferguson in the management of the Illinois Watch Company.[27] The Illinois Watch Company was estimated by one source to have paid out nearly $20 million in employee wages by approximately 1920.[28]
The Sangamo Electric Company was organized on 11 January 1899 in Springfield, Illinois, by
The name and logo of Sangamo Electric have come into use again with Sangamo BioSciences, founded by Edward Oliver Lanphier II, great-grandson of one of the Sangamo Electric founders, Robert Carr Lanphier Sr.
Springfield Marine Bank
Bunn served for many years as president and director of the historically significant Springfield Marine Bank of Springfield, Illinois.[31] As President of the Springfield Marine Bank, which was the oldest bank in Springfield, Illinois (having been established in 1851), John W. Bunn built the financial resources of the institution successfully.[32] In 1920, the deposit accounts held at the Springfield Marine Bank amounted to approximately $5 million.[32]
Selz, Schwab & Company of Chicago
Eventually, John W. Bunn expanded his activities to include numerous industrial and financial contributions to the economic growth and development of
Contribution to the development of the Illinois insurance industry
During the month of February 1867, Bunn was an incorporator of two separate insurance companies. He served as an incorporator of the American Standard Life Insurance Company of Springfield, Illinois, on February 25, 1867.[38] Like his younger brother John W. Bunn, Jacob Bunn was also an incorporator of the American Standard Life Insurance Company.[38] Additionally, John W. Bunn served as an incorporator of the DuBois Insurance Company of Springfield, Illinois, on February 20, 1867.[39]
Franklin Life Insurance Company
Of historical note is the fact that merchant banker Benjamin Hamilton Ferguson, the brother-in-law of Jacob Bunn, served as an incorporator of the Franklin Life Insurance Company of Illinois.[40] The Franklin Life Insurance Company had nearly $178 million of life insurance in force by the end of 1939, and had over $1 billion of life insurance in force by 1951.[41] George Wallace Bunn Sr., a son of Jacob Bunn, and nephew of John Whitfield Bunn, had served as a member of the board of directors of the Lincoln Mutual Casualty Company of Springfield, Illinois, and also served as an incorporator of the Lincoln Casualty Company (successor to the Lincoln Mutual Casualty Company), also of Springfield, Illinois, in 1920/1921.[42]
John Whitfield Bunn, Jacob Bunn, and Midwestern railroad development
The contributions to the commercial development of Chicago that the Bunn brothers made included a broad portfolio of directorships and executive contributions to several railroad corporations of special economic significance to Chicago,
Kansas City Air Line Railway Company
John W. Bunn contributed to the financing and incorporation of the Kansas City Air Line Railway Company, a corporation capitalized initially in 1879 at $600,000, and based in Springfield, Illinois, which served as a western expansion of the preexisting Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railroad Company, and that was intended to connect the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railroad Company line to the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company line.[45]
Mid life career
Terre Haute & Peoria Railroad Company; and Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Company
John W. Bunn also served as a member of the board of directors of the Terre Haute & Peoria Railroad Company, a $5.4 million (as measured by equity capital in 1893) corporation whose principal office was Decatur, Illinois.[46] Additionally, John W. Bunn was a member of the
North & Southern Railway Company
John W. Bunn served on the board of directors of the North & South Railroad Company of Illinois, a corporation capitalized at $2.8 million in 1890,[48] and whose corporate precursor had been the St. Louis & Chicago Railroad Company.
Wabash Railway Company of Illinois
John W. Bunn served as founder and as the President of the Wabash Railway Company of Illinois in 1877.[49] The Wabash Railroad system possessed approximately 16,000 rail cars (rolling stock) in 1880.[50]
Wabash Eastern Railroad Company
John Whitfield Bunn served as one of the five incorporators of the Wabash Eastern Railroad of Illinois, along with Gen. George Smith, Charles Henrotin, Abram M. Pence, and John N. Harlan.[51] The Wabash Eastern Railroad Company was incorporated in May, 1889, with principal corporate offices at Chicago, Illinois, and an initial capitalization of $12 million. Bunn served as incorporator and director with Charles Henrotin, George W. Smith, John Harlan, and Abram M. Pence, all of Chicago.[52]
Wabash Railroad Company
John W. Bunn participated as a principal founder, consolidator, and organizer of the
Springfield City Railway Company
John W. Bunn assumed an active role in the development of intra-urban transportational infrastructure in Springfield, Illinois, and helped to establish and build the Springfield City Railway Company in March 1866.[55]
Belleville City Railway Company
In 1867, John W. Bunn acted as an incorporator of the $50,000 Belleville City Railway Company of Belleville, Illinois.[56]
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Jacob Bunn, also a railroad capitalist, the older brother of John Whitfield Bunn, had served in 1861 as one of the official reorganizers and incorporators of the
Chicago Secure Depository Company
In March 1869, Jacob Bunn had also been an incorporator of the
Chicago Republican Newspaper Company and Chicago Inter-Ocean Company
Jacob Bunn had also at one time been a founder, and the sole owner of the immense
J. Bunn Bank and debts resulting from 1878 bank failure
Jacob Bunn had established a private bank that was called the J. Bunn Bank of Springfield, Illinois.[62] The J. Bunn Bank rapidly accumulated large capital assets during the nineteenth century, but due to what became an overextensive portfolio of real estate holdings during the Panic of 1873, the J. Bunn Bank was forced into liquidation.[63] Jacob Bunn voluntarily effected the liquidation of the bank, and assumed liability for indebtedness that totaled approximately $800,000 in 1878.[64] Jacob Bunn, who acted from deep convictions of honor, honesty, and loyalty, personally assumed liability for the amount of indebtedness that remained after the forced sale of the bank assets failed to produce capital adequate to full satisfaction of the $800,000 debt.[64] The debts were reduced by forced sale of the assets of the J. Bunn Bank to an amount of $572,000.[64] Consequently, Jacob Bunn, with the assistance of his brother John W. Bunn, and the later assistance of his children, other family members, and numerous close associates and friends, managed to satisfy the remaining 28.5 percent of the original indebtedness.[64] Although Jacob Bunn died in 1897, his children, with the commitment to the fulfillment of their father's desire to repay the entire indebtedness, established a memorial trust that repaid, in 1925, the entire remaining portion of the original debt, a distribution that affected approximately 5,000 persons.[64] The repayment was made with additional interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum.[64]
Springfield Iron Company and Springfield Gas & Electric Company
John W. Bunn was a founder, director, and Vice President of the Springfield Iron Company, which was organized in 1871, had corporate offices in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, and Springfield, Illinois, and at one point was one of the largest iron products manufacturers in the United States.[65]
Having established a deeply rooted continental presence in the railroad metal products industry, the Springfield Iron Company once was the largest manufacturer of angle splice bars in the United States.
Extended family in business and industry
John Whitfield Bunn, Jacob Bunn, and the descendants, collateral, and marital relatives of the Bunn brothers represented a continental network of corporate, industrial, and financial entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and civic development. Several of the historically important familial associations of John and Jacob Bunn are provided below. Taken as a whole, these familial associations constituted a long-standing continuum of visionary business and civic work.
George Whitfield Bunn and California banking, Texas petroleum, and land development
The New York City and Connecticut connections to finance and industry
In addition to having direct connection with the enormous body of civic and commercial associations held by his brother Jacob Bunn, John W. Bunn was connected indirectly to the
Barnum & Richardson Company of Connecticut and Chicago
Island Creek Coal Company
Elizabeth Jane Ferguson, the wife of Jacob Bunn and herself a prominent Illinois philanthropist, was related maternally to the Holden family of Cleveland, Ohio, which owned the Island Creek Coal Company, one of the most important and profitable coal corporations in the United States.[87]
Henry Stryker Taylor and the Taylor-Stryker-Cunningham-Hart-Capps Lineage
Elizabeth Alice Bunn, a great-granddaughter of Jacob Bunn, married Illinois banker and financier
H. S. Taylor was the great-great-grandson of Dr.
Henry S. Taylor was a descendant of the
Henry Stryker Taylor was the first cousin of Capt.
Henry Stryker Taylor was the cousin of the owners of the J. Capps & Son Company of Jacksonville, Illinois, which manufactured clothing and other textiles, achieving sales of $1 million annually by 1901, and employing around 500 people by 1901.[95] William Thomas Capps Sr., the uncle of Henry S. Taylor, was a founder of the Midland Life Insurance Company of Chicago. Henry Taylor was the first cousin of Henry McClure Capps, prominent Hollywood art director, husband of Ruth Goldwyn, and son-in-law of renowned producer Samuel Goldwyn.
Henry Stryker Taylor was the father-in-law of
Charles Cunningham, Esq.
Charles Cunningham, Esq., the paternal great-uncle of Henry Stryker Taylor, was a native of Scotland, served as the British Consul (and earlier as Vice Consul) to Russia,[96] and was instrumental in the establishment of the Danube River Commission system of tariffs and trade structures, serving as one of the founders of the Danube River Commission, and as an originator of the concept for the commission.[97] Cunningham had also engaged in the mercantile business in Smyrna (now İzmir), Turkey.
John Stryker
Furthermore, lawyer Jon Stryker of Rome, New York, who was a maternal first cousin of Henry Stryker Taylor, established and owned the Michigan Southern Railroad Company, was one of the principal founders of the New York Central Railroad,[98] and established, controlled, and presided over numerous extensive manufacturing concerns in the State of New York.[99] The Michigan Southern Railroad system was capitalized at $200 million in 1914–1915.[100]
William Beaumont Whitney of Philadelphia
A. G. Edwards and Edwards family of Illinois and St. Louis
Joseph Wellington Willard and the explosives industry
Extended family involvement with New York and California banking
Interconnected with the Bunn family had been, through marriage and collateral relation,
The Hogan-Regan dynasty and international law, petroleum, and precious metals mining industries
Willard Bunn Sr., a grandson of Jacob Bunn, and great-nephew of John W. Bunn, married Ruth Regan of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Robert Giles Regan, brother of Mary and Ruth Regan, was the founder and president of the R. G. Regan Construction Company of Chicago.
Ruth and Mary Regan were first cousins of lawyer
Republican politics, civic philanthropy, and civic vision
John W. Bunn also demonstrated strong interest in the Illinois judiciary of his time, and served as a Delegate, representing
John Whitfield Bunn, public works, and significant civic associations and contributions
John W. Bunn made significant contributions to the coordination of, and corporate infrastructure of, the 1893 World
City of Springfield, Illinois
With a sound reputation for being an accomplished and trusted financial counselor and manager, John W. Bunn served as Treasurer of the City of Springfield, Illinois, from 1857 until 1859.[9]
Illinois Board of Agriculture
John W. Bunn served as Treasurer of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture from 1858 until 1898.[9] Bunn provided financial assistance to the Illinois State Fair Association when he personally advanced $15,000 to the Association for the purpose of enabling the liquidation of the debts that the Association possessed at a particular time in 1887.[142]
Illinois Pension Agency
During the American Civil War period lasting from 1861 until 1865, John W. Bunn was appointed by Abraham Lincoln to serve as Pension Agent for the State of Illinois.[9]
University of Illinois
Having always taken a strong interest in the welfare and promotion of education, John W. Bunn served as the founding Treasurer of the
Chicago Historical Society, waterways development
Additionally, John Bunn was an active member of the Chicago Historical Society.[144]
John W. Bunn assisted with causes connected to the development of waterway infrastructure between The Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico.[145] In 1909, Bunn was appointed, in addition to several other men, by the Governor of Illinois as Delegate to the Water Ways Convention held at New Orleans, Louisiana.[146]
United States Centennial International Exposition at Philadelphia
John W. Bunn was an incorporator of the
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- ^ The Decatur Daily Review, October 27, 1894, with reference to The Springfield State Register (See: Ancestry.com)
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- ^ a b The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, Vol. 1 (Edwin Erle Sparks, Ed.) 1908
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- ^ National Civic Federation: "National Conference on Taxation" (1901) P. 183
- ^ Saddle & Sirloin Club of Chicago, Edward Norris Wentworth, "A biographical catalog of the portrait gallery of the Saddle and Sirloin Club" (Union Stockyards, 1920) Pp. 264-265
- ^ Mabel McIlvaine, "Reminiscences of Chicago during the civil war" (Lakeside Press: 1914) Pp. 51, et seq. .
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- ^ Chicago Historical Society: Charter, constitution, by-laws, roll of membership, list of officers and members (1901)
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