Biography

01/17/1785 - 03/08/1857

Joshua Hunt (Federalist4) Chester and Delaware Counties 1826-1828 (Democrat) Chester and Delaware Counties, 1828-1830

Early Life:

Joshua Hunt, born January 17, 1785, East Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; son of Samuel and Mary Jane Beale Hunt; newspaper publisher, farmer, sheep breeder; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818,1819,1820; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1823, 1824; Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania, Speaker of the House, 1824; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1826-1828; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1828-1830; died March 8, 1857, East Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Burial location unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Chester County, 1818,1819,1820.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Chester County, 1823, 1824.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania, Speaker of the House, 1824, Ballot 1, Ballot 2, Ballot 3, Ballot 4.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1826-1828.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1828-1830.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

J. Smith Futhey, History of Chester County, Everts, 1881, pages 607-608.

So far this is the only known accurate information.