Charles W. Hunt (January 2, 1864 – August 16, 1938) was an Iowa politician who served as the chair of the

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from December 1, 1926 to November 30, 1927, and again from January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1931.List of Commissioners, Chairwomen, and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission: 1915-2018 (as of November 2018)
Born in Logan, Iowa, Hunt received an undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1888, and worked for a time as a teacher and a farmer."Former Trade Board Chairman Dies at 72", ''The Wilmington News Journal'' (August 18, 1938), p. 19. In 1911, Hunt was elected as a Republican to represent Harrison County, Iowa, in the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth sessions of the Iowa General Assembly, in the Iowa House of Representatives, serving until 1915. He held various other state offices and trade organization positions until 1924, when President

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appointed Hunt to a seat on the FTC vacated by the resignation of Victor Murdock. Hunt's reappointment was contested in the Senate, where Senator

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of Utah objected, asserting "that Hunt was a reactionary and was not enforcing the law". After several weeks of delay, Hunt was reconfirmed."Senate Confirms Hunt", ''Green Bay Press-Gazette'' (March 10, 1926), p. 17. Hunt retired from the FTC in 1932, and remained in Washington, D.C., until his death, at the age of 74.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Charles W. Federal Trade Commission personnel 1864 births 1938 deaths People from Logan, Iowa Iowa State University alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives