Richard C. Hunter
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Richard Charles Hunter (December 3, 1884 – January 23, 1941) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Nebraska. He was most prominent for his service as a United States Senator (1934–1935) and as Nebraska's state attorney general (1937–1939).
Biography
Hunter was born in West Point, Nebraska on December 3, 1884, the son of Jabez Richard Hunter and Sarah Frances (Olmstead) Hunter.Template:Sfn His family moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1885, and Hunter attended the Omaha public schools and graduated from Omaha High School in 1904.Template:Sfn
He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909.Template:Sfn He attended Harvard Law School and received his LL.B. degree from Columbia Law School in 1911.Template:Sfn Hunter was a member of Columbia's debate team in 1911, and was a member of the Delta Sigma Rho and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities.Template:Sfn
Career
Hunter was admission to the bar and began to practice in Lincoln, Nebraska.Template:Sfn He returned to Omaha in 1912, where he continued to practice law.Template:Sfn
He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives and as judge of Omaha's Municipal Court from 1915 to 1917.Template:Sfn He ran unsuccessfully for state Attorney General in 1920 and state Railway Commissioner in 1928.Template:Sfn
Hunter was elected to the United States Senate in 1934 in a special election to serve out the final two months of the term of Robert B. Howell, who died in office. He was not a candidate for the regular election and served from November 7, 1934 to January 3, 1935. In 1936, he was the successful Democratic nominee for Nebraska Attorney General, and served from 1937 to 1939. To date, he remains the last Democratic Attorney General of the state.[1]
Death and burial
He died in Tucson, Arizona on January 23, 1941.Template:Sfn He was buried at West Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha.Template:Sfn
Family
On April 22, 1908, Hunter married Viletta G. Taylor (1887–1937).Template:Sfn They had no children.Template:Sfn
References
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External links
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- "Unsworn Senators", Time, January 14, 1935. Article about Hunter and Rush D. Holt Sr.
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