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James Hill Hunter (July 26, 1839 – February 2, 1891) was an
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merchant and political figure. He represented
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in the
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as a
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from 1875 to 1883 and from 1890 to 1891. He was born in
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,
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in 1839, the son of Archibald Hunter and Elizabeth Hill, came to
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with his family in 1842 and was educated at Goderich and
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. He became a merchant at
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and also served as reeve for Glenelg Township. In 1863, he married Kate McDonald. Hunter died in office in 1891.


Electoral history


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''A History of the county of Grey'', EL Marsh (1931)
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