William H. Hunter

William H. Hunter was a 19th-century American lawyer who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1837 to 1839.

Biography

Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, Hunter completed preparatory studies and later studied law.

Early career

He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiffin, Ohio. He moved to Norwalk, Ohio, about 1825 and continued the practice of his profession for several years. He subsequently moved to Sandusky, Ohio, and was appointed collector of customs there in 1835.

Congress

Hunter was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress.

Death and burial

Hunter died under mysterious circumstances near Sandusky in 1842. He was interred in the Cholera Cemetery.