During the American Civil War, Hunt served in the 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He then was superintendent of schools and studied law. In 1867, Hunt was admitted to the Illinois bar and opened a law office in Paris, Illinois. Hunt served as master in chancery for the Illinois circuit court. From 1878 to 1894, Hunt served in the Illinois State Senate.[1] Hunt then served as Illinois Attorney General from 1885 to 1893. In 1893, Hunt moved to Chicago, Illinois and continued to practice law.
^ abcdPaddock, George L. (1906). "In Memoriam George Hunt". In Memory of the Members of the Chicago Bar Association Who Died the Years 1904–1906 To Which Are Added Eight Memorials Belonging To The Years 1900–1901. Chicago Bar Association. pp. 91–93. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Google Books.
^"George Hunt Dead-Former Attorney General of the State of Illinois". Decatur Daily Review. March 18, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Hunt's Remains Reach Springfield". The Clinton Register. Springfield, Illinois (published March 22, 1901). March 19, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
george, hunt, attorney, george, hunt, 1841, march, 1901, american, politician, lawyer, george, huntillinois, attorney, generalin, office, 1885, 1893member, illinois, state, senatein, office, 1878, 1894personal, detailsborn, 1841, 1841knox, county, ohiodiedmarc. George Hunt May 1 1841 March 17 1901 was an American politician and lawyer George HuntIllinois Attorney GeneralIn office 1885 1893Member of the Illinois State SenateIn office 1878 1894Personal detailsBorn 1841 05 01 May 1 1841Knox County OhioDiedMarch 17 1901 1901 03 17 aged 59 Riverside IllinoisResting placeOak Ridge CemeterySpouseEugenia Jones m 1880 wbr OccupationLawyer politician military officerLife editBorn in Knox County Ohio Hunt moved with his sister and her husband to Edgar County Illinois 1 Hunt worked on the farm and went to school at Edgar Academy in Paris Illinois and Waveland Academy in Indiana Hunt taught school During the American Civil War Hunt served in the 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment He then was superintendent of schools and studied law In 1867 Hunt was admitted to the Illinois bar and opened a law office in Paris Illinois Hunt served as master in chancery for the Illinois circuit court From 1878 to 1894 Hunt served in the Illinois State Senate 1 Hunt then served as Illinois Attorney General from 1885 to 1893 In 1893 Hunt moved to Chicago Illinois and continued to practice law He married Eugenia Jones on February 3 1880 1 Hunt died at his house in Riverside Illinois after a long illness 1 2 He was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield 3 Notes edit a b c d Paddock George L 1906 In Memoriam George Hunt In Memory of the Members of the Chicago Bar Association Who Died the Years 1904 1906 To Which Are Added Eight Memorials Belonging To The Years 1900 1901 Chicago Bar Association pp 91 93 Retrieved February 1 2024 via Google Books George Hunt Dead Former Attorney General of the State of Illinois Decatur Daily Review March 18 1901 p 1 Retrieved February 1 2024 via Newspapers com Hunt s Remains Reach Springfield The Clinton Register Springfield Illinois published March 22 1901 March 19 1901 p 5 Retrieved February 1 2024 via Newspapers com Party political offices Preceded byJames A McCartney Republican nominee for Attorney General of Illinois1884 1888 Succeeded byGeorge W Prince Legal offices Preceded byJames A McCartney Attorney General of Illinois1885 1893 Succeeded byMaurice T Moloney nbsp nbsp This article about an Illinois state senator is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Hunt attorney amp oldid 1211373785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
