Andrew Hunter (lawyer)

Andrew H. Hunter
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Jefferson County district
In office
December 7, 1846-December 3, 1848
Preceded byWilliam F. Turner
Succeeded byJoseph F. McMurran
In office
December 2, 1861-September 6, 1863
Preceded byJohn T. Gibson
Succeeded byJacob S. Melvin
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the Berkeley and Jefferson Counties district
In office
1864-March 15, 1865
Preceded byEdwin L. Moore
Succeeded byn/a
Personal details
BornMarch 22, 1804
Martinsburg, West Virginia, (then Virginia) U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1888(1888-11-21) (aged 84)
Charles Town, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
OccupationLawyer

Andrew H. Hunter (March 22, 1804 – November 21, 1888) was a Virginia lawyer, slaveholder, and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, including the Confederate House of Delegates. He was the Commonwealth's attorney for Jefferson County, Virginia, who prosecuted John Brown for the raid on Harpers Ferry.


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