Samuel Hunt

This article is about the politician Samuel Hunt. For other people, see Sam Hunt .

Samuel Hunt (born July 8, 1765 in Charlestown , Sullivan County , New Hampshire Colony , † July 7, 1807 in Gallipolis , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1802 and 1805 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Hunt attended schools in his home country. After studying law and his admission to the bar in 1790, he began practicing his new profession in Alstead , Cheshire County . In the meantime he was traveling in Europe for three years. In 1790 he moved his practice to Keene . In 1795 he gave up his legal practice and worked as a farmer.

Politically, Samuel Hunt was a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . Between 1802 and 1803 he was an MP in the New Hampshire House of Representatives . After the resignation of Congressman Joseph Peirce , Hunt was elected his successor in Congress in the state-wide by-election in 1802 . Since he was confirmed in the regular congressional elections of 1802, he could remain in Congress between December 6, 1802 and March 3, 1805. During this time, the so-called Louisiana Purchase fell through which President Thomas Jefferson acquired vast areas in the west for the United States. In 1804, Hunt was no longer nominated by his party for another term.

After his tenure in Congress ended, Hunt moved to Ohio. There he acquired a large area of ​​land that would later become Gallia County . Hunt reclaimed part of the area and established a settlement with immigrants from New Hampshire. In 1807 he fell ill with yellow fever , from which he died on July 7th of that year. He was buried in Marietta .

Web links

• Samuel Hunt in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Hunt in the database of Find a Grave (English)