Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949

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Hunter, William

Hunter, William, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., November 26, 1774; attended Rogers School in Newport and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1791; went abroad and studied law at the Inner Temple, London; returned to Newport, R.I.; was admitted to the bar in 1796 and commenced practice in Newport; member of the State house of representatives 1799-1811; elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Christopher G. Champlin; reelected and served from October 28, 1811, to March 3, 1821; again a member of the State house of representatives 1822-1826; resumed the practice of his profession in Newport; appointed by President Jackson Chargé d’Affaires to Brazil June 28, 1834, and by President Tyler Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 13, 1841; served until December 9, 1843; died in Newport, R.I., December 3, 1849; interment in Trinity Church Graveyard.

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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Hunter, William," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1352 Original Sources, accessed May 31, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GPHJB98VAJNUJ31.

MLA: U.S. Congress. "Hunter, William." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1352, Original Sources. 31 May. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GPHJB98VAJNUJ31.

Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Hunter, William' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1352. Original Sources, retrieved 31 May 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GPHJB98VAJNUJ31.