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William Henry Hunt

Judge, Court of Claims · 1878

William Henry Hunt , Judge, Court of Claims. William Henry Hunt (June 12, 1823 – February 27, 1884) was an American politician and jurist who served as the 29th United States Secretary of the Navy, Minister to the Russian Empire and a judge of the Court of Claims.

Education

  • Yale College
  • Yale Law School
  • Read law with Theodore Hunt and Randell Hunt, New Orleans, Louisiana1844

Career

Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844-1878; Confederate Army lieutenant colonel, 1862; Acting professor of civil law, University of Louisiana Law School, 1866; Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1876-1877; Secretary of the Navy, 1881-1882; Minister to Russia, U.S. Department of State, 1882-1884

Biography

William Henry Hunt (June 12, 1823 – February 27, 1884) was an American politician and jurist who served as the 29th United States Secretary of the Navy, Minister to the Russian Empire and a judge of the Court of Claims.

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