Hocking H. Hunter (August 23, 1801 – February 4, 1872) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of

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who was elected a judge on the

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, but not seated.

Biography

Hocking H. Hunter was born at

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. He attended local schools and the Lancaster Academy. He studied law under William W. Irvin, and was admitted to the bar 1824. In 1825 he was appointed Prosecuting Attorney of

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and re-appointed until 1831. Smith 1898 : 165-166 He formed a partnership with

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in 1831. In 1863, Hunter was nominated and elected by the Republicans as an Ohio Supreme Court Judge, was duly commissioned but never qualified. Sickness in his family and professional duties led him to resign soon after his election. Hunter died at Lancaster in 1872. He married Ann Matlack of Fairfield County on November 30, 1823. She had nine children and died in 1889. Son John A. Hunter was Chief Justice of

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. Biographical 1902 : 11-13

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Hocking H. Ohio lawyers Justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio Ohio Republicans People from Lancaster, Ohio 1801 births 1872 deaths County district attorneys in Ohio 19th-century Ohio state court judges 19th-century American lawyers