John W. Hunter

John Hunter
John Hunter
	Hunter, c. 1867
Mayor of Brooklyn
	In office; 1874–1875
Preceded by	Samuel S. Powell
Succeeded by	Frederick A. Schroeder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 3rd district
	In office; December 4, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	James Humphrey
Succeeded by	William Robinson
Personal details
Born	John Ward Hunter; October 15, 1807; Brooklyn, New York, U.S. (now New York City)
Died	April 16, 1900 (aged 92); New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

John Ward Hunter (October 15, 1807 – April 16, 1900) was an American banker and politician who served briefly as a United States representative from New York from late 1866 to early 1867. He also served as mayor of Brooklyn.

Biography

Born in Bedford neighborhood of Brooklyn (now known as Bedford Stuyvesant), he received a liberal schooling and was a clerk in a wholesale grocery store in New York City in 1824. He was a clerk in the U.S. Custom House at New York City from 1831 to 1836, and was assistant auditor of the customhouse from 1836 to 1865.

He engaged in banking as treasurer of the Dime Savings Bank in Brooklyn.

Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Humphrey. Hunter held office from December 4, 1866 to March 3, 1867; while in Congress, he was censured by the House of Representatives on January 26, 1867 for the use of unparliamentary language. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.

Mayor

In 1875 and 1876 he was mayor of Brooklyn. His successor as mayor was Frederick A. Schroeder, a Republican. Hunter was elected the first President of the Society of Old Brooklynites. The prestigious civic organization which was founded in 1880, still holds monthly public meetings in the Brooklyn Surrogate's Courtroom. He resumed banking and died in Brooklyn; interment was in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Hunter was censured by the United States House of Representatives. This was the tenth time in American history that a Representative was censured. The report cites "Insulted another member during debate (January 26, 1867)" as the reason for this condemnation.^[1]

References

United States Congress. "John W. Hunter (id: H000984)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

John W. Hunter at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James Humphrey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1866–1867	Succeeded by William Robinson
Political offices
Preceded by Samuel S. Powell	Mayor of Brooklyn 1874–1875	Succeeded by Frederick A. Schroeder

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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