Genealogy

JOHN DUNN HUNTER: adventurer, b. in a settlement West of the Mississippi about 1798; d. near Nacagdoches, Texas early in 1827. According to his own narrative he was made captive by the Kickapoo Indians when an infant, and adopted into the family of the principal warriors. He afterward fell into the hands of a party of Kansas Indians, and was finally received among the Osages, where he was adopted for the third time. He was dangerously wounded in an engagement with the Canis, and before he was recovered he was taken by the Osages across the Rocky Mountains into the … Read more

JOHN HOWARD HUNTER: Canadian educator, b. in Bandon, Ireland, 22 December 1839. He was educated at Queens University, Ireland, and at Toronto University, Canada, where he received the degree of M.A. in 1861. He was appointed the rector at St. Catherine’s Collegiate Institute in 1871, principal of the Ontario Institute for the Blind in 1784, and inspector of insurance for Ontario in 1881. He has written much for magazines, and is the author of “Upper Canada College Questions” (Toronto, 1868), and “Manual Insurance Law” (1881).

ROBERT HUNTER: Colonial Governor, d. in Jamaica 11 March 1734. He entered the British Army, and rose to the rank of Major General. He was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1797, but while on the voyage, was captured by a French privateer, and retained a captive till the end of 1709. In June 1710 he became Governor of New York, and the Jerseys at the head of 2,000 Palatine Colonists. He was commander of the ablest of the series of Royal Governors, but had frequent disputes with the assembly, which almost invariably refused to grant the required appropriations. He retired … Read more

WLLIAM HUNTER: statesman, b. in Newport, R.I., 26 November 1774, d. there 3 December 1849. His father, Dr. William Hunter, a physician of Scottish parents, gave in Newport in 1754 the first lectures on Anatomy that were delivered in New England, and probably in the United States. The son studied medicine with his kinsman John Hunter in England but abandoning it for law, read in the Temple, and on his return to the United States in 1795 was admitted to the bar in Newport, R.I. from 1799 till 1811. He was a member of the Legislature, and in the latter … Read more

(Reference 28) AARON BURTIS HUNTER: school principal. See Vol. XI (1920-21), “Who’s Who in America.”

ALEXANDER STUART HUNTER: college professor, b. Bavington, Pa.; s. of Joseph and Margaret (Stewart) H.; A.B., Washington and Jefferson, 1880, A.M., 1883, LL.D., 1902; grad. Western Theological Sem., 1885; Ph.D., U. of Wooster, 1888; m. Laetitia Hunter, Dec. 31, 1885; children: Laetitia, Alexander Hayes, Joseph Fisher. Licensed by Presbytery of Washington, Pa., 1885; pastor-elect, Brownsville, Pa., 1886; prof. Physics and Astronomy, 1887-90, Ethics and English Lit., 1890-95, Hanover College; prof. Ethics and English Lit., Western U. of Pa. (now University of Pittsburgh), since 1895. Pres. Pittsburgh Bd. of Trade 2 terms; Pres. Bd. of Trustees Presbyn. Hosp.; mem. Chamber Commerce. … Read more

ALFRED M. HUNTER: army officer. See Vol. XI (1920-21), “Who’s Who in America.”

ARTHUR HUNTER: actuary; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, June 29, 1869; s. Robertson and Jane (Mitchell) H.; educ.: George Watson’s Coll., Edinburgh; m. E. May Borst, of Phila., Oct. 16, 1894 (died Aug. 20, 1925); 1 dau., Virginia Calderwood. Came to U.S., 1892; actuary New York Life Ins. Co., 1904-18, chief actuary, 1918-. Chmn. Medico-Actuarial and AmericanCanadian Mortality Investigation. Appointed mem. com. to report on U.S. Gov’t. plan for pensions, family allowances, and ins. for officers and men of army and navy, July 1917; apptd. Chairman Advisory Bd. Div. Mil. and Naval Ins. of Bur. of War; Risk Ins., Nov. 26, 1917. … Read more

DARD HUNTER: b. Steubenville, O., Nov. 29, 1883; s. of William Henry and Harriet (Rosemond) H.; student O. State U.; grad. Graphische Lehr and Versuchs Anstalt, Vienna; also student Kinstgewerbe Schule, Vienna, and at Royal Tevh. Coll. London, Eng.; m. Helen Edith Cornell, of Williamsport, Pa., Mar. 24, 1918; children: Dard, Cornell Choate. Art Dir. The Roycraft Shop, East Aurora, N.Y., 1903-10. Settled on farm in N.Y. State in 1913; moved to Chillicothe, O. 1919. makes the paper for limited editions of books issued by himself; designs, casts and sets the type, prints on hand press, and binds the books. … Read more

EDWARD HUNTER: army officer. See Vol. XI (1920-21), “Who’s Who in America.”

GEORGE KING HUNTER: army officer. See Vol. 12 (1922-23), “Who’s Who in America.”

GEORGE MC PHERSON HUNTER: clergyman, author; b. Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 29, 1869; s. James and Elizabeth H.; educ. Engring School and Glasgow U.; grad. New Brunswick Theol. Sem. 1901; m. Madeline Norman of Toronto Can., 1904; children: Norman M., J. Stewart, Betty (dec.) Morprie. Came to U.S., 1899, naturalized, citizen, 1908; ordained Presby. minister, 1901; pastor Rochelle Park, N.J. 1901-04; Gen. Sec. Am. Seaman’s Friend Soc., 1904-14; edit. of “Presby. Banner,” Pittsburgh, Mem. Amer. Soc. Marine Engrs. Alpha Sigma. Republican; Mason. Author: “Morning Faces,” 1918; “When I Was a Boy in Scotland,” 1919; “Gardens of Green,” 1920. Contbr. articles on … Read more

GEORGE WILLIAM HUNTER: biologist; b. Mamaroneck, N.Y., Apr. 7,1873; s. of George William and Emma Louise (Cartwright) Hunter; A.B., Williams, 1895, A.M., 1896; Fellow in Zoology, U. of Chicago, 1896-98; post grad. work and lecturer in methods of teaching Nature Study and Biology, N.Y. University 1907-14, Ph.D., 1918; m. Emily Isabel Jobbins of N.Y. City, June 19, 1899; children: George William, III, Cartwright, Francis Robert. Head Dept. of Biology, DeWitt Clinton High School, N.Y. City, 1906-19; prof. Biology, Carleton Coll., 1919-20; prof. Biology, Knox Coll. since 1920. Asst. Marine Biol. Lab., Woods Hole, Mass., summers, 1900-10. Ednl. dir., Washington Dist. … Read more