Cleaver Bunton

Cleaver Bunton
Senator for New South Wales
In office
27 February 1975 – 11 November 1975
Preceded byLionel Murphy
Mayor of City of Albury
In office
1974–1976
Preceded byTom Pearsall
Succeeded byMax Barry
In office
1960–1972
Preceded byJohn King
Succeeded byTom Pearsall
In office
1945–1960
Preceded byDoug Padman
Succeeded byJohn King
Alderman of the City of Albury
In office
21 March 1925 – 1931
In office
1937–1976
Personal details
Born(1902-05-05)5 May 1902
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Died20 January 1999(1999-01-20) (aged 96)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Spouses
Eileen O'Malley
(m. 1930⁠–⁠1982)
Kommertje Berkel
(m. 1984⁠–⁠1999)
OccupationLocal councillor

Cleaver Ernest Bunton AO, OBE (5 May 1902 – 20 January 1999) was a long-serving Mayor of Albury, New South Wales, Australia, who came to national prominence in 1975 when he was controversially appointed to the Senate by New South Wales Liberal Party Premier, Tom Lewis, to fill a position vacated by an Australian Labor Party member.