BUNNER, Henry Cuyler, author and journalist, was born in Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1855, son of Rudolph and Ruth (Tuckerman) Bunner. On the paternal side he was a direct descendant of General Philip Schuyler, and related to the Duers, Tuckermans and other noted New York families. He received his education in the public schools of the metropolis and the Callisen Institute, and when about sixteen years of age obtained employment in an importing house. Mercantile pursuits, however, were by no means congenial to the young man, who chafed under the enforced restraint of the countingroom, and longed for an opportunity to make a place in literature. Consequently, in 1863, he resigned his clerkship, and became Ft reporter on the New York Sun." The necessary night work in this position so seriously affected his eyes that in a few months he was obliged to discontinue his connection, and shortly after joined the staff of the " Arcadian," a weekly literary magazine. Here he found an adequate field for his talents, contributing to the columns of his paper short stories, sketches and dramatic criticisms replete with the rare satire and humor so characteristic of his later and more ambitious efforts. The "Arcadian" was finally discontinued in 1877, and Mr. Bunner at once obtained employment in the office of "Puck," then recently founded by Keppler & Schwarzman, under the editorial management of Sydney Rosenfeld, the playwright. After regularly contributing to this paper for several years he was made editor-in-chief, and so continued until his death. It was Mr. Bunner's editorial ability and line talent as writer which raised "Puck" to the high position and success it holds to-day. Its very continuance also is due to his hopeful faith in its possibilities on several occasions when the publishers were on the point of discontinuing it permanently. Mr. Bunner began to attract attention as a writer of verse and short stories sometime early in the eighties. His versatility was remarkable, his humorous poems, pathetic verses and short stories being equal in merit and success. He also achieved reputation in larger productions, and wrote several of his best pieces in collaboration with Brander Matthews. His verses were singular for their melody and high imaginative qualities; and his story, "Love in Old Cloathes," published in the "Century Magazine " in the very opening of his career, at once gave him a prominent place in current literature. Thereafter his contributions appeared regularly in nearly all the larger periodicals, including " Harper's," " Scribner's," and "The Century." With Brander Matthews lie wrote "The Seven Conversations of Dear Jones and Baby Van Rensselaer," "The Documents in the Case," and several other short stories. In 1886 he published his first novel, " The Midge," a story of New York life, and in 1888 his "Natural Selection" appeared as a serial in "Scribner's Magazine." He also produced two volumes of his collected poems, entitled "Airs from Arcady and Elsewhere " (1884) and "Rowen" (1892), both exceedingly popular; and " Short Sixes " (1891), a volume of collected sketches. Probably the most brilliant and striking of his humorous poems was " Home, Sweet Home, with Variations," including Payne's original verses, and clever imitations of the style of Goldsmith, Pope, Bret Harte, Austin Dobson, Swinburne and Walt Whitman, illustrating the manner in which each poet successively would have handled the theme, had he received the original inspiration. Other books from his pen were: "The Story of a New York House"; "Zadoc Pine, and Other Stories"; "More Short Sixes " 1 "Jersey Street and Jersey Lane"; "The Suburban Sage, and "Love in Old Cloathes." In collaboration with Julian Magnus, in 1888, he wrote a play called "The Tower of Babel," produced in Philadelphia; and later, with W. J. Henderson, a comic opera, "The Little Duke," which had a lengthy run at the New York Casino. The bright humor and happy flavor of Mr. Bunner's writings were a true expression of his character and life, lie enjoyed the admiration and affection of a wide circle of friends, both among authors and others, and his pleasant home in Nutley, N J., was the scene of many merry gatherings and of great domestic happiness. For several years he had been a sufferer from a chronic affection, which, although of serious character, had little effect upon his unusually buoyant nature. He sought rest and recuperation in European travel, and in the early spring of 1895 went to California, in vain hopes of recovery; but finding that his health failed steadily, returned home, discouraged. Mr. Bunner was married, in 1881, to Alice, daughter of Joshua Coit Learned of New London, Conn., and a sister of Walter Learned, the poet and author. His death occurred at Nutley, N. J., May 11, 1896. Source: Wikipedia
∼He was the son of Peter and Mary Ann (Schwenk) Bunner. He was born in New York and educated there.

After his graduation he turned to journalism. Here he rose quickly to assistent editor of the "Puck". It was a struggling comic weekly which he managed to develop into a popular and powerful social and political force.

He authored several popular books including; The Midge, The Story of a New York House, Short sixes and many others.
He made his home in Nutley, New jersey.