Thomas Orby Hunter ( – 20 October 1769) was the MP for

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from 1741 till 1759 and 1760 till 1769.

Early life

Thomas Orby Hunter was the only son of Major General Robert Hunter, governor of

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and

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and Elizabeth Orby, the daughter of Sir Thomas Orby, 1st Baronet. He inherited

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, Lincolnshire, as part of the estate of the last of the Orby baronets.

Career

He was deputy paymaster of the forces in

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from 1742 to 1748. In 1748, he was commissary to France. He was Lord Admiralty from November 1756 to April 1757 and from July 1757 till April 1763. From December 1758 till April 1760, he was superintendent of supplies to the allied armies in Germany and Lord of the Treasury from April 1763 till July 1765. In 1746, Hunter became chief at

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's pay office. In October 1756, Hunter was appointed a

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during the

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and the

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. On 22 February 1766, he voted against the repeal of the

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. On 27 February 1767, he voted against the

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on the land tax. On 17 February 1768, he voted against the nullum tempus bill. At the 1768 general election, he aligned himself with Lord Thomond's Egremont policies,

Personal life

On 4 April 1749, he married Jacomina Caroline Bullenden, the daughter of Colonel William Bullenden. They had three children: * Charles Orby Hunter (d. 1791), who married Elizabeth Howard, daughter of George Howard. * James Orby Hunter (d. 1756), who died young. * George Orby Hunter (d. 1756), who died young. He died on 20 October 1769.

References

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