John Hunter | |
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| United States Senator fromSouth Carolina | |
| In office December 8, 1796 – November 26, 1798 | |
| Preceded by | Pierce Butler |
| Succeeded by | Charles Pinckney |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Barnwell |
| Succeeded by | Wade Hampton I |
| Member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives fromLaurens County | |
| In office January 3, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | James Saxon |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Little River District | |
| In office January 3, 1785 – January 20, 1790 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1752 (1752) |
| Died | December 30, 1802(1802-12-30) (aged 49–50) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
John Hunter (c. 1752 – December 30, 1802)[1] was an American farmer fromNewberry, South Carolina. He representedSouth Carolina in theU.S. House from 1793 until 1795 and in theUnited States Senate from 1796 to 1798.
Hunter was born in theProvince of South Carolina around 1752, but his exact date of birth is not known. He was educated in South Carolina and became a plantation owner and operator nearNewberry, South Carolina. He served in theSouth Carolina House of Representatives from 1786 to 1792, and was a Federalist presidential elector in 1792.
In 1792 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He served in the3rd Congress, March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795. He was elected to theUnited States Senate as aDemocratic-Republican, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation ofPierce Butler; he served from December 8, 1796, to November 26, 1798, when he resigned. He previously ran for the other Senate seat in1794, losing to state House speakerJacob Read.[2]
After leaving the Senate, Hunter resumed operation of his plantations. He died on December 30, 1802, and was interred at Little River/Dominick Presbyterian Cemetery inNewberry County, South Carolina.
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from South Carolina 1796–1798 Served alongside:Jacob Read | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1793–1795 | Succeeded by |
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