Robert H. Hunt
Robert H. Hunt | |
|---|---|
William Warner | |
| Succeeded by | Edward Lowe Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert H. Hunt 1839 County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 1908 (aged 68–69) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
Robert H. Hunt (1839โ1908) fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War and was elected mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1872.
Biography
Hunt was born in
In 1859, Hunt headed west and ended up in Kansas City. Being anti-slavery, he lived on the
During the war he was involved in many battles. Hunt directed the charge at the Battle of Mine Creek when Confederate General John S. Marmaduke was captured and Confederate General Sterling Price was defeated. Major Hunt also served as Chief of Artillery under General Samuel Curtis at the Battle of Westport, and sustained a head wound. For his contributions during this battle, Major Hunt was breveted lieutenant colonel.
In 1872, Colonel Hunt was elected the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, serving one year. From 1874 to 1878, Colonel Hunt served on the Kansas City School Board. He died in 1908.
Footnotes
1. United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men. Missouri Volume. New York, NY, USA: United States Biographical Publishing, 1878, pp 20โ21.
2. Paul Burrill Jenkins: The Battle of Westport, 1906, p 58.
3. Carrie Westlake Whitney: Kansas City, Missouri, Its History and People, 1808-1908. Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1908, p 200.