# John Runce — The American Senator character guide

> John Runce in The American Senator by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Runce, old Runce

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-morton-family

## Who they are

An old servant at Bragton.

## In the story

### [Jemima](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxii-jemima)

A hunting farmer who is outraged by the Senator's suggestion that a man should not be hanged for killing a fox; he moves away in indignation.

### [XXV: The Last Morning at Rufford Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxv-the-last-morning-at-rufford-hall)

Holds a clear conviction that Goarly should be hanged and that no American should be allowed on British soil.

### [Lord Rufford's Model Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxviii-lord-rufford-s-model-farm)

Farmer who argues with the Senator about Goarly and Scrobby; defends hunting and local customs.

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