Hocking H. Hunter (August 23, 1801 – February 4, 1872) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was elected a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court, but not seated.

Biography

Hocking H. Hunter was born at Lancaster, Ohio. He attended local schools and the Lancaster Academy. He studied law under

William W. Irvin William W. Irvin (April 5, 1779 – March 27, 1842) also spelled Irwin was a lawyer, farmer, politician, and two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1829 to 1833. Biography Born near Charlottesville, Virginia, Irvin pursued an academic co ...

, and was admitted to the bar 1824. In 1825 he was appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Fairfield County and re-appointed until 1831. Smith 1898 : 165-166 He formed a partnership with Thomas Ewing in 1831. In 1863, Hunter was nominated and elected by the Republicans as an Ohio Supreme Court Judge, was duly commissioned but never qualified. Sickness in his family and professional duties led him to resign soon after his election. Hunter died at Lancaster in 1872. He married Ann Matlack of Fairfield County on November 30, 1823. She had nine children and died in 1889. Son John A. Hunter was Chief Justice of Utah. Biographical 1902 : 11-13

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