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Richard C. Hunter

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Richard Charles Hunter
22nd Nebraska Attorney General
In office
1937–1939
GovernorRobert L. Cochran
Preceded byWilliam H. Wright
Succeeded byWalter R. Johnson
United States Senator
from Nebraska
In office
November 7, 1934 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byWilliam H. Thompson
Succeeded byEdward R. Burke
Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office
1915-1917
Personal details
Born(1884-12-03)December 3, 1884
West Point, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1941(1941-01-23) (aged 56)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseViletta G. Taylor (m. 1908-1937, her death)

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

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Hunter was born in West Point, Nebraska on December 3, 1884, the son of Jabez Richard Hunter and Sarah Frances (Olmstead) Hunter.[1] His family moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1885, and Hunter attended the Omaha public schools and graduated from Omaha High School in 1904.[1]

He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909.[1] He attended Harvard Law School and received his LL.B. degree from Columbia Law School in 1911.[1] 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.[1]

Career

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Hunter was admission to the bar and began to practice in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] He returned to Omaha in 1912, where he continued to practice law.[1]

He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives and as judge of Omaha's Municipal Court from 1915 to 1917.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for state Attorney General in 1920 and state Railway Commissioner in 1928.[1]

On November 6, 1934 Hunter was appointed to the United States Senate to complete the term of Robert B. Howell, who had died in office. He served until January 3, 1935 and was not a candidate for a full term. In 1936, he was the successful Democratic nominee for Nebraska Attorney General, and served from 1937 to 1939.

Death and burial

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He died in Tucson, Arizona on January 23, 1941.[2] He was buried at West Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha.[2]

Family

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On April 22, 1908, Hunter married Viletta G. Taylor (1887–1937).[1] They had no children.[2]

References

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Sources

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Books

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  • Baldwin, Sara Mullin; Baldwin, Robert Morton (1932). Nebraskana: Biographical Sketches of Nebraska Men and Women of Achievement who Have Been Awarded Life Membership in the Nebraskana Society. Vol. 2. Hebron, NE: The Baldwin Company. p. 589 – via NEGenWeb.

Newspapers

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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska
(Class 1)

1934
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Nebraska
1934–1935
Served alongside: George W. Norris
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Nebraska
1937–1939
Succeeded by