James Bennett Hunt | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Kinsley S. Bingham |
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| Born | (1799-08-13)August 13, 1799 |
| Died | August 15, 1857(1857-08-15) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Bennett Hunt (August 13, 1799 – August 15, 1857) was a politician and judge from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Hunt was born inDemerara,British Guiana (nowGuyana). He moved with his father toNew York City in 1803. There he later pursued an academic course, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1824, and commenced practice in New York City. In 1836, he moved toPontiac, Michigan and was appointed judge of the probate court. In March 1837, he was appointed commissioner ofinternal improvement byGovernorStevens T. Mason. He served as prosecuting attorney ofOakland County from 1841 to 1843.
In 1842, Hunt was elected as aDemocrat to the28th United States Congress, and was re-elected to the29th Congress, serving from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1847, the first person to representMichigan's 3rd congressional district. He was appointed register of the land office atSault Ste. Marie in January 1848 and served until June 1849. He returned to Pontiac and held the office of circuit court commissioner of Oakland County.
Hunt later moved toWashington, D.C. where he would die just two days after his 58th birthday. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery located in Pontiac, Michigan.
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| Preceded by None | United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan 1843 – 1847 | Succeeded by |
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