U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He completed preparatory studies and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Newberry, South Carolina. Entering politics, he was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives (1786-92) and a Federalist presidential elector, in 1792. In 1793, he was elected to the Third Congress, serving until 1795 and elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pierce Butler in 1796 and served until he resigned in 1798. After leaving the Senate, he resumed agricultural pursuits on his plantation until his death.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He completed preparatory studies and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Newberry, South Carolina. Entering politics, he was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives (1786-92) and a Federalist presidential elector, in 1792. In 1793, he was elected to the Third Congress, serving until 1795 and elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pierce Butler in 1796 and served until he resigned in 1798. After leaving the Senate, he resumed agricultural pursuits on his plantation until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Died Dec. 1802 Aged abt. 50y Senator of Congress in the US About the year 1796
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Headstone reads "Honorable John Hunter".
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