| description: | Dr. John Bunn, Physician, Born About 1800 In Rupert'S Land Where His Father, Thomas Bunn, Was Employed By Hbc. His Mother Was The Daughter Of John Mcnab, Engineer In Charge Of A Company Post On The Bay. He Received His Medical Education In Edinburgh In 1817 - 1819 But Interrupted His Studies In 1819 To Return To Canada Where He Served Hbc Until 1823. He Married Catherine Thomas. They Had 3 Sons. He Resumed Studies At Edinburgh University In 1831 - 1832 And Returned To Practise In Middlechurch, Mb. He Was The First Native Born Physcian To Serve Red River Colony. He Was A Member Of The Council Of Assiniboia In 1835. He Died May 3, 1861 At Upper Fort Garry |