Theodore Gaillard Hunt

Theodore Gaillard Hunt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Joseph Aristide Landry
Succeeded by	Miles Taylor
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1837-1853
Personal details
Born	October 23, 1805 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	November 15, 1893 (aged 88) New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Whig

Theodore Gaillard Hunt (October 23, 1805 – November 15, 1893) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig. In 1854, he ran for Congress and lost as a candidate of the American (Know-Nothing) Party.

Biography

Hunt was born in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to being a member of Congress, Hunt was district attorney for New Orleans, member of the state House of Representative for sixteen years, and later a judge.

During the American Civil War, Hunt was the colonel of the 5th Louisiana Infantry in 1861-62 and later a brigadier general in the Louisiana militia. After New Orleans fell into Union hands, Hunt, who had opposed secession, resigned from the Confederate Army and became Adjutant General of Union Louisiana.

External links

• United States Congress. "Theodore Gaillard Hunt (id: H000977)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Theodore Gaillard Hunt entry at The Political Graveyard
• Theodore Gaillard Hunt at Find a Grave

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