US Congressman. He was born one of five children (he also had four half-siblings) to Richard Arrell Hunter and Mary Ann Goldsmith "Birdie" Richardson Hunter in Alexandria, Virginia. He was baptized in the Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Virginia, on February 19, 1809, by the Reverend James Muir. He was educated with a simple training in local common public schools. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, with his mother in 1816, and then to Woodsville, Ohio, in 1817. He became interested in woodworking and took up cabinet making for a time. On July 20, 1830, he married Mary Kincaid in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the couple would have four children together. In 1833, he became interested in religion and changed his faith from Presbyterian when he converted and united with the M.E. Church in Woodsfield, Ohio. He became known as Brother Hunter and served his religious duties under the Reverend Cornelius Battelle. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced his practice of law in Woodsfield, Ohio, shortly thereafter. He then decided to enter politics and he ran for a seat in the United States Congress and won. A Member of the Whig Party, he then served Ohio's 15th District (Thirty-First Congress and Thirty-Second Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853. He was not a Candidate for renomination in 1852. After his term in the United States Congress expired on March 3, 1853, he was succeeded in office by United States Representative William Robinson Sapp. Following his time in politics, he retired to his farm where he continued with his woodworking and cabinet making pursuits. He also continued with his church activities and his practice of law until a stroke left him partially paralyzed in 1873. He suffered a second stroke and he passed away on March 30, 1874, at the age of 65, in Woodsfield, Ohio. He was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in that city. His wife Mary passed away on August 30, 1886, at the age of 74, and she was buried with her husband. His son, William Forrest Hunter became a successful attorney and later served as Dean of the Ohio State University Law Department in Columbus, Ohio.
US Congressman. He was born one of five children (he also had four half-siblings) to Richard Arrell Hunter and Mary Ann Goldsmith "Birdie" Richardson Hunter in Alexandria, Virginia. He was baptized in the Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Virginia, on February 19, 1809, by the Reverend James Muir. He was educated with a simple training in local common public schools. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, with his mother in 1816, and then to Woodsville, Ohio, in 1817. He became interested in woodworking and took up cabinet making for a time. On July 20, 1830, he married Mary Kincaid in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the couple would have four children together. In 1833, he became interested in religion and changed his faith from Presbyterian when he converted and united with the M.E. Church in Woodsfield, Ohio. He became known as Brother Hunter and served his religious duties under the Reverend Cornelius Battelle. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced his practice of law in Woodsfield, Ohio, shortly thereafter. He then decided to enter politics and he ran for a seat in the United States Congress and won. A Member of the Whig Party, he then served Ohio's 15th District (Thirty-First Congress and Thirty-Second Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853. He was not a Candidate for renomination in 1852. After his term in the United States Congress expired on March 3, 1853, he was succeeded in office by United States Representative William Robinson Sapp. Following his time in politics, he retired to his farm where he continued with his woodworking and cabinet making pursuits. He also continued with his church activities and his practice of law until a stroke left him partially paralyzed in 1873. He suffered a second stroke and he passed away on March 30, 1874, at the age of 65, in Woodsfield, Ohio. He was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in that city. His wife Mary passed away on August 30, 1886, at the age of 74, and she was buried with her husband. His son, William Forrest Hunter became a successful attorney and later served as Dean of the Ohio State University Law Department in Columbus, Ohio.
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