William Forrest Hunter | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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Preceded by | William Kennon, Jr. |
Succeeded by | William R. Sapp |
2nd Dean of Moritz College of Law | |
In office 1893–1905 |
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Preceded by | Marshall Jay Williams |
Succeeded by | Joseph H. Outhwaite |
Personal details | |
Born |
Alexandria, Virginia |
December 10, 1808
Died | March 30, 1874 Woodsfield, Ohio |
(aged 65)
Resting place | Woodsfield Cemetery |
Political party | Whig |
William Forrest Hunter (December 10, 1808 – March 30, 1874) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Hunter received a common-school training. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He commenced practice in Woodsfield, Ohio. He served as the second dean of the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University.
Hunter was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.
He died in Woodsfield, Ohio, on March 30, 1874, and was interred in Woodsfield Cemetery.
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