Edwin Francis Hunt (July 9, 1902 – April 11, 1981) was an American draughts, or checkers, player who spent most of his life in

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. He was US champion in 1934. His career was as a lawyer and as such he gained recognition as an appellate advocate and rose to the rank of

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. He had studied at

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where he won the Founder's Medal twice.Two lawyers who influenced the Nashville Bar by Ed Bryant in the Jackson Sun
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