Richard C. Hunter

Richard Charles Hunter (born December 3, 1884 in West Point , Cuming County , Nebraska , † January 23, 1941 in Tucson , Arizona ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ) who in the period from November 7, 1934 was US Senator for the state of Nebraska until January 3, 1935 .

Early years

Richard C. Hunter, son of Sarah Frances and Jabez Richard Hunter, was born on December 3, 1884 on a farm near West Point. In 1885 his parents moved with him to Omaha , where he attended public schools. He married his wife Viletta G. Taylor in Lincoln in 1908 . There he completed his studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) successfully a year later and attended the College of Law at Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts from 1910 to 1911 . In the same year Hunter finally made his Bachelor of Laws at Columbia University in New York and began to work as a lawyer first in Lincoln and from 1912 in Omaha.

Political rise

Between 1915 and 1917 Hunter was elected judge at the municipal court in Omaha. At the same time he was an MP in the Nebraska House of Representatives . He failed in the election to Attorney General Nebraskas in 1920 and was equally unsuccessful in his candidacy for the State Railway Commissioner in 1928.

Since William Henry Thompson was appointed as his successor and not elected after the death of US Senator Robert B. Howell , elections took place on November 6, 1934, in which Hunter succeeded in representing his state in Washington as a senator. Since the legislative period only lasted until January 3, 1935, Hunter also had to resign. Due to the short term in office, he was not even officially sworn into office. He was succeeded by Edward R. Burke .

Late years and death

After running again, Hunter succeeded in 1937 to become Attorney General in Nebraska. He held this office for two years. He died in Tucson on January 23, 1941 at the age of 56. His body was transferred to Omaha and buried.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Unsworn Senators , January 14, 1935 article in: Time

Web links

• Richard C. Hunter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard C. Hunter in the database of Find a Grave (English)