Mary Hunt Affleck

Mary Hunt Affleck (January 20, 1847 – November 28, 1932) was an American agrarian poet from Texas and a supporter of the Confederate States of America.

Early life Mary Hunt was born on January 20, 1847, in Danville, Kentucky. Her father was James Anderson Hunt and her mother, Anna (Adair) Hunt. Her poems were widely published in Texas newspapers.

She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the United States Daughters of 1812, and the Texas Editorial Association. In this role, she encouraged other members to focus on selecting schoolbooks that portrayed the Confederacy positively in their content surrounding the American Civil War.

Personal life and death She married Isaac Dunbar Affleck (1844–1919), the son of planter Thomas Affleck (1812–1868).

Affleck died on November 28, 1932, in Galveston, Texas.