Jonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative)
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Jonathan Hunt (August 12, 1787 - May 15, 1832) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Vernon, Windham County, Vermont; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1812; first president of the Old Brattleboro Bank in 1821. Hunt was married to Jane Maria Leavitt of Suffield, Connecticut.
Hunt served as a member of the Vermont State house of representatives in 1811, 1816, 1817, and 1824. He was elected as an Adams candidate to the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1832 (the Twentieth, as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first, and Twenty-second Congresses). Prior to that, he had also served in the Vermont House of Representatives.
He died in Washington D.C. while still in office. He is buried in Brattleboro, Vermont.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by William Czar Bradley |
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district 1827-1832 |
Succeeded by Hiland Hall |
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