Rosemary R. Gunning (February 7, 1905 – October 4, 1997) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
She became one of the leaders of the fight against forced desegregation busing,[2] and in 1962 was a founding member of the Conservative Party of New York.
In November 1965, she ran on the Conservative ticket for President of the City Council, but was defeated by Democrat Frank D. O'Connor.
She was re-elected three times, and remained in the Assembly until 1976, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th and 181st New York State Legislatures.
[3] She died on October 4, 1997, at the home of one of her nieces in Roslyn, New York, of liver cancer[4] at age 92.