New-York tribune., 1900-04-18
BROOKLYN NEWS.
EN-MAYOR HUNTER DEAD.
PASSES AWAY IN HIS NINETY-THIRD
YEAR-HIS INTERESTING PUB
Lie CAREER

Ex-Mayor John W. Hunter died Monday night
at the Hotel Margaret IN his ntnety-third year.
stroke of paralysis ten years ago left him par
TALLY helpless, and his death was looked for at
any time in the last few months He long
connected with the Dime Savings Bank and until
a year ago continued TO look after his banking In
terests. A daughter Miss Mary Hunter. with
whom he lived and five granddaughters survive
him. The funeral will take place tomorrow,
probably in St. James's Protestant Episcopal
Church. at 81. James's Place and Lafayette-ave. of
which he OF thu founders and the senior
warden. The burial will be in the family plot at
Greenwood. There will be no pallbearers
Mr.. Hunter born in Bedford Village in 1907.
was educated in the village Vhool' and before he
was thirty of what is now School No.
l. With Seth Low. grandfather of the president
OF Columbia University. and Eliakm W. Raymond,
grandfather Of Professor Rossiter W. Raymond.
he built fine brick school building Concord
and Adams SITS He appointed auditor Of the
New-York Custom House IN 1891 holding the office
for more than thirty years. He resigned the au-
ditorship TO become treasurer OF the Dime Savings
Bank Mr.. Hunters father a native of New
Jersey and on his mothers side he descended
from the early Dutch settlers In his youth he
a clerk in a wholesale grocery house in New
York He married Miss Hester Ann Strang. of
Brooklyn. and in 1910 built a pleasant home in
Chnton-ave., between Greene and Lafayette aves.,
where he and his wife expected live the
of their days. DR.. Talmages Tabernacle, the
corner. however, interfered with their view and
the walls for the adjoining hotel off the light.
The hotel owners wishing make an extension to
their building, in 1892 gave Mr. Hunter $4,000 for
iis home and Is moved down TO the Hotel St.
fzcorEr II 1870 Mr.. Hunter built Public School
No i in a cornlelc Washington and Greene
avos. f1e member Of the Arst hoard Of Edu-
cation in Brooklyn r=n.aiTina IN the Board until
he became Mayor. in iS1s
While he auditor q the Custom House he
was made the subject of baseless charges on the
part Of John J. Cisco, the Sub-Treasurer. but
triumphantly acquitted. Mr.. Cisco afterward de-
Clared him blameIess. After the investigation of
these charges and his acquttal in 1861, Mr. Hunter
received offer of the Democratic nomination for
Congress II the lid District. He accepted il, ana
defeated Simeon B Chittenden by about thou
sand votes. He became of the tAirty-oTe
Democrats in the XXXIXth Congress who were
obstructionists. In exciting incident Mr..
Hunter was a conspicuous ngure. A speaker
charged him with aiding and incitng rebellion, and
Mr.. Hunter. who had three in the Union
Army empha tically declared that the speaker was
lying The Republicans passed vote of censure.
and then Mr.. Hunter explained that he had meant
no disrespect to the House, but that the state
ment far it applied to him, an un-
qualified faIsehood. Schuyler Colfax, the Speaker,
told him his explanation had aggravated his
on returning from Washington Mr.. Hunter was
J-I1 TisT-ic+ " bif Re yas beafen hv 81 votes In
1867 President Johnson nominated him FOR post post.
reused to confirm him
In II e Democratic nomination Tor Mayor was
offered to MIN by the head of the organization IN
the morning and he was nominated by the conYen-
Dwight W Johnson. defeated by large ma
iorfty. Although Mr. Hunter had accepted the
nomination from the machine. he wanted 10 De a
reform Mayor He opposed TO going TO Al
barv for special legislation and his troubles with
the Aldermen caused at times turbuent scenes in
the AIdermanic Chamber. Occasionally the Board
would refuse point blank TO receive communica-
fons from the Mayor and the latter had great dlff-
Guilty in getting Board TO act upon nominatio
term Mr. hunter would have been glad OF re-
nomination. the rganization would not give IL
+o him The next year the Democrats offered him
a nomination 10 Congress, whlch ne Wotio not
accept. - e.
arss axDeuditure for Prospect Park wastefully ex-
+ravagant and wanted the East Side lands used Tor
nark DllrUosas also into conflict with MT
STranahan in regard 10 the Brooklyn Bridge This
oDnosfriou hastened the time when the two cities
nj the ioint Board Of Trustees by the two cities.
After retiring the office OF Mayor, MI Hun
Ter retained lively interest IN public affairs he
vas president Of the ST. Nicholas Society and the
Society of Old Brookynites until his Illness and was
a director of the Nassau Fire insurance company,
Mercantile Trust Company For a time he was
president Of the Tree Planting and Fountain So
cjetv He was an active Episcopalan identined
for many wears with st. Lukes Church, IN Cnn-
ton-ave and later with St Jamess Protestant
Episcopal Church. For many years he was
annual conventions OF the diocese and TO the tri-
enniaI conventions. Two OF his children, Lieu
tenant Henry c. Hunter. OF the Navy, anQ a
daughter died the same day. A stained gtass
window is a memorial 10 them in the Homeopathic
Hospital in Cumberiand-st.