Theodore Gaillard Hunt (October 23, 1805 – November 15, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the

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representing the

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. From 1853 to 1855, he served one term as a Whig. In 1854, he ran for re-election and lost as a candidate of the American (Know-Nothing) Party.

Biography

Hunt was born in

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. In addition to being a member of Congress, Hunt was district attorney for

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, 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.

Civil War

During the

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, Hunt was the

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of the rebel 5th Louisiana Infantry in 1861-62 and later a

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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.

Death

He died onNovember 15, 1893 at the age of 88.

References

External links

Theodore Gaillard Hunt entry
at

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* 1805 births 1893 deaths Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina Lawyers from Charleston, South Carolina American people of English descent Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana Louisiana Know Nothings Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Confederate States Army officers Louisiana Tigers People of Louisiana in the American Civil War People of South Carolina in the American Civil War Columbia Law School alumni 19th-century American lawyers Confederate militia generals {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub