About Ebenezer Atherton Hunt
Lived 1826 – 1891 (aged 65). Ebenezer Atherton Hunt was an American politician.
Ebenezer Atherton Hunt (January 26, 1826 - March 17, 1891) was an American politician from Weymouth, Massachusetts, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, after being elected to the 94th Massachusetts General Court in 1872. He represented the eighth district of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was elected to the Massachusetts Senate for two terms, representing Norfolk and Plymouth counties, serving in the 96th Massachusetts General Court, and the 97th Massachusetts General Court.
Personal Hunt was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts who became a shoe manufacturer, prior to entering politics at a state level.
His father, Atherton Nash Hunt (1802 –1865) was the son of Captain Ebenezer Hunt. His mother was Susannah C. Hobart (1803–1886), from Quincy, Massachusetts.
Hunt married Louisa Ann Follett (1834-1900), from Quincy, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Follett and Betsey Hobart on November 23, 1851.
Hunt died on March 17, 1891, and was buried in the village cemetery in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Now known as the Front Street Historic District.
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politician in Massachusetts, US (1826-1891)
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Ebenezer Atherton Hunt was born on 26 January 1826 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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Ebenezer Atherton Hunt died on 17 March 1891.
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