Ebenezer Atherton Hunt

Ebenezer Atherton Hunt (January 26, 1826 - March 17, 1891) was an American politician from Weymouth, Massachusetts, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, after being elected to the 94th Massachusetts General Court in 1872.[1][2] He represented the eighth district of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was elected to the Massachusetts Senate for two terms, representing Norfolk and Plymouth counties, serving in the 96th Massachusetts General Court,[3][4] and the 97th Massachusetts General Court.[5][6]

Ebenezer Atherton Hunt
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 8th Norfolk County District
Incumbent
Assumed office
1873
Member of the Massachusetts Senate for Norfolk and Plymouth Counties
Incumbent
Assumed office
1875
Personal details
Born(1826-01-26)January 26, 1826
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
DiedMarch 17, 1891(1891-03-17) (aged 65)
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Resting placeWeymouth Village Cemetery
OccupationShoe manufacturer, Politician

Personal

Hunt was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts who became a shoe manufacturer, prior to entering politics at a state level.[7]

His father, Atherton Nash Hunt (1802 –1865) was the son of Captain Ebenezer Hunt. His mother was Susannah C. Hobart (1803–1886), from Quincy, Massachusetts.[8]

Hunt married Louisa Ann Follett (1834-1900), from Quincy, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Follett and Betsey Hobart on November 23, 1851.

Hunt died on March 17, 1891, and was buried in the village cemetery in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Now known as the Front Street Historic District.

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References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts State Representatives Edward Adams Berdge, Horace Leander Bowker, Charles Albert Gleason, John Warren Hollis, Ebenezer Atherton Hunt, Edward Jenkins Jones, Charles Dimock Morse, John Winslow Peirce, Rodolphus Porter, Nathaniel Sears, William Taylor, Andrew Jackson Waters". State Library of Massachusetts. 1873.
  2. ^ "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Department of the Government of Massachusetts: Entry for State Representative Ebenezer Atherton Hunt" (PDF). archives.lib.state.ma.us. 1873. p. 16.
  3. ^ "A Manual of the General Court". archive.org. State Library of Massachusetts. 1875. pp. 7, 328, 329.
  4. ^ "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Department of the Government of Massachusetts: Entry for State Representative Ebenezer Atherton Hunt" (PDF). archives.lib.state.ma.us. State Library of Massachusetts. 1875. p. 7.
  5. ^ "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Department of the Government of Massachusetts: Entry for State Representative Ebenezer Atherton Hunt" (PDF). archives.lib.state.ma.us. State Library of Massachusetts. 1876. p. 7.
  6. ^ "A Manual of the General Court". archive.org. 1876. pp. 7, 350, 352, 375.
  7. ^ Joy, Howard H. (1923). History of Weymouth, Massachusetts: Published by the Weymouth Historical Society Volume 3. ISBN 9780598431134.
  8. ^ Wyman, T.B. (1862). "Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt". p. 268.