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Theodore G. Hunt

Theodore G. Hunt

American politician

Theodore Gaillard Hunt (October 23, 1805 – November 15, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. From 1853 to 1855, he served one term as a Whig.

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In 1854, he ran for re-election and lost as a candidate of the American (Know-Nothing) Party.[1]

Biography

Hunt was born in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to being a member of Congress, Hunt was district attorney for New Orleans, member of the state House of Representative for sixteen years, and later a judge. During his tenure in congress he is notable as one of the few Southerners to have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.[citation needed]

Civil War

During the American Civil War, Hunt was the colonel of the rebel 5th Louisiana Infantry in 1861-62 and later a brigadier general in the Louisiana militia. After New Orleans fell into Union hands, Hunt, who had opposed secession, resigned from the Confederate Army and became Adjutant General of Union Louisiana.[2]

Death

He died on November 15, 1893, at the age of 88.

References

  1. [1]
    "Louisiana Election". The New York Times. 1855.
  2. [2]
    "Louisiana's Military Heritage: Adjutants General of the Louisiana National Guard". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20.
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