John Hunner

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John Hunner
11th Treasurer of Wisconsin
In office
January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
GovernorGeorge Wilbur Peck
Preceded byHenry B. Harshaw
Succeeded bySewell A. Peterson
Personal details
Born(1844-11-12)November 12, 1844
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1918(1918-05-19) (aged 73)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeLakeview Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, journalist

John Hunner (November 12, 1844 – May 19, 1918) was an American politician.

Born in Buffalo, New York,[1] he moved to Alma, Wisconsin, in 1860,[1] where he was editor of the local paper and became the first president of the village of Alma. After the Civil War, Hunner moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin,[1] where he was a grocer and became the editor of the local paper in 1871.[1] He was elected city clerk of Eau Claire. In 1890, Hunner was elected mayor of Eau Claire. He served as State Treasurer of Wisconsin from 1891 to 1895 and was a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He moved to Baltimore in 1917 after suffering a stroke, where he died two years later.[1] His remains were returned to Wisconsin and he was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Honest John Hunner". Eau Claire Leader. May 22, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of John Hunner, p. 624.
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Wisconsin
1891–1895
Succeeded by