Hiram Paine Hunt (May 23, 1796 – August 14, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Hiram P. Hunt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byHenry Vail
Succeeded byJames G. Clinton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJob Pierson
Succeeded byHenry Vail
Personal details
Born
Hiram Paine Hunt

(1796-05-23)May 23, 1796
Pittstown, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1865(1865-08-14) (aged 69)
Political partyWhig
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Jacksonian
Alma materUnion College
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Born in Pittstown, New York, Hunt attended the public schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1816. He studied law at the Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar in May 1819 and commenced practice in Pittstown, New York. He served as town clerk of Pittstown in 1822. He moved to Lansingburgh, New York, in 1825 and to Troy, New York, in 1831, where he continued the practice of law.

Hunt was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress.

Hunt was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842. He resumed the practice of his profession in Troy, New York. He moved to New York City and continued the practice of law until his death on August 14, 1865.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Hiram P. Hunt (id: H000970)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th congressional district

1835–1837
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th congressional district

1839–1843
Succeeded by

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