Henry Jackson Hunt (politician)
American politician
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Henry Jackson Hunt (frequently called "Henry I. Hunt")[1] was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan.
Henry Jackson Hunt | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Detroit, second charter | |
| In office 1826–1826 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Kearsley |
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| Born | 1786 |
| Died | September 15, 1826 (aged 39–40) Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Spouse | Ann MacIntosh |
Henry Jackson Hunt was born in Watertown, New York, in 1786, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt.[2][1] He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and[1] real estate business, in some cases in partnership with Lewis Cass.[3] In 1811,[3] he married Ann MacIntosh, daughter of Angus MacIntosh, a well-to-do fur trader[4] and "Earl of Moy."[3] The couple had no children.[5] The younger Henry Jackson Hunt went on to become a brigadier general in the American Civil War.
The elder Henry Jackson Hunt held various political offices in the city, including Colonel of the militia (1800- 1815), County Court Judge (1815), City Assessor (1817), Trustee of the University of Michigan (1821), and in 1826 Mayor of Detroit.[1] Hunt died while in office, on September 15, 1826.[6]