Draft:Charleton Hunt
Charleton Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky | |
| In office 1832–1834 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | James E. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1801 |
| Died | December 27, 1836 (aged 35) |
| Relatives | John Wesley Hunt (father) John Hunt Morgan (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
Charleton Hunt (December 3, 1801 – December 27, 1836) was an American lawyer who served as the first mayor of Lexington, Kentucky from 1832 to 1834.
Early life and career
[edit]Hunt was born on December 3, 1801.[1] The eldest son of American businessman John Wesley Hunt.[2] He studied law at Transylvania University.[1] Cholera epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky. He died of scarlet fever[3]
Death and legacy
[edit]Hunt was described as holding a "prominent position" in his law profession at the time of his death on December 27, 1836.[1] Historian Robert Peter wrote he died "as a future full of promise was opening to him" and that "few men have been more beloved in Lexington."[1] Hunt's Row built in 1836 was named by the Lexington City Council after him.[4]
Hunt's nephew John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Peter 1979, p. 270.
- ^ Jackson et al. 2007, p. 58.
- ^ https://smileypete.com/community/2012-03-02-lexingtons-colorful-mayors/
- ^ Peter 1979, p. 271.
- ^ Ramage 2014, p. 264.
Sources
[edit]- Peter, Robert (1979). History of Fayette County, Kentucky. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 9780893081638.
- Jackson, Andrew; Smith, Sam B.; Owsley, Harriet Chappell; Moser, Harold D. (2007). The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume 7: 1829. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572335936.
- Ramage, James A. (2014). Rebel Raider: The Life of General John Hunt Morgan. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813146331.