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John Ward Hunter (October 15, 1807 – April 16, 1900) was an American banker and politician who served briefly as a
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from New York from late 1866 to early 1867. He also served as mayor of Brooklyn.


Biography

Born in Bedford neighborhood of
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(now known as
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), he received a liberal schooling and was a clerk in a wholesale grocery store in New York City in 1824. He was a clerk in the
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at New York City from 1831 to 1836, and was assistant auditor of the customhouse from 1836 to 1865. He engaged in banking as treasurer of the
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in Brooklyn.


Congress

He was elected as a
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to the Thirty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Humphrey. Hunter held office from December 4, 1866 to March 3, 1867; while in Congress, he was censured by the House of Representatives on January 26, 1867 for the use of unparliamentary language. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.


Mayor

In 1875 and 1876 he was
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. His successor as mayor was
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, a Republican. Hunter was elected the first President of the ''Society of Old'' ''Brooklynites''. The prestigious civic organization which was founded in 1880, still holds monthly public meetings in the Brooklyn Surrogate's Courtroom. He resumed banking and died in Brooklyn; interment was in Green-Wood Cemetery. Hunter was
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by the United States House of Representatives. This was the tenth time in American history that a Representative was censured. The report cites "Insulted another member during debate (January 26, 1867)" as the reason for this condemnation.


See also

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, John W. 1807 births 1900 deaths 19th-century American politicians Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery Censured or reprimanded members of the United States House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Erasmus Hall High School alumni Mayors of Brooklyn