Washington Hunt
| Washington Hunt | |
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| 17th Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1851 – December 31, 1852 |
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| Lieutenant | Sanford E. Church |
| Preceded by | Hamilton Fish |
| Succeeded by | Horatio Seymour |
| 14th New York State Comptroller | |
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In office February 20, 1849 – December 18, 1850 |
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| Preceded by | Millard Fillmore |
| Succeeded by | Philo C. Fuller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th district |
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In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Burrows |
| Personal details | |
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August 5, 1811 Windham, New York, U.S |
| Died | February 2, 1867 (aged 55) New York City, New York, US |
| Political party | Whig |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Washington Hunt (August 5, 1811 – February 2, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician.
Hunt was born in Windham, New York. He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opened a law office on Market Street in 1835. He was First Judge of the Niagara County Court from 1836 to 1841.
He was elected as a Whig to the 28th, 29th and 30th United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1849.
He was elected New York State Comptroller by the State Legislature after the resignation of Millard Fillmore who had been elected U.S. Vice President. In November 1849, he was re-elected, but resigned the comptrollership after his election as Governor of New York the following year. He was Governor from 1851 to 1852, and was defeated for re-election by Horatio Seymour.
After the break-up of the Whig Party, Hunt, despite his previous association with the Seward/Weed faction of the party, was among the more conservative Whigs who refused to join the Republicans. Hunt was the chairman of the 1856 Whig National Convention and supported his fellow New York Whig, former president Millard Fillmore for the presidency in that year. In 1860, Hunt joined the Constitutional Union Party and supported its nominee for the presidency, John Bell. After it became clear that Bell could not win on his own in New York, Hunt was involved in the formation of a fusion ticket with the supporters of Democrat Stephen Douglas.
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