Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS
DEATH OF COL. JOHN HUNT
owner Of Dummer Farm, Civil War Vet
eran and Pension Attorney-His Dis.
tineuished Family Connections.

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Col John Hunt, &c. lifelong resident
of BrattleborO and Vernon died Monday
morning at $50 o'clock after "a brief ill
ness. lie had an organic heart disease
which had troubled him several years
and for more than year had not been
able to do any heavy work. He had
been pension attorney several years and
had had remarkable success i'm securing
pensions for the veterans i'm this vicinity.
Though his health had been poor he had
kept up the pension work until his last
illness Several weeks ago he had a SICK
ness but he rallied The latter part Of
last week he was taken seriously i'll again.
His condition continued to grow worse and
became critical Sunday.
Col Hunt came from an honored fam
lily which had many distinguished sons
He was own cousin to William Morris
Hunt, the famous artist, and Richard
Morris Hunt. the eminent architect, both
natives of BrattebOrO AMI two of the most
notable NEE i'm their respective pro-
fessions America has ever produced.
His grandfather was Jonathan Hunt
lieutenant governor of the state from
1894 to 1896. His great uncle, Gen.
Arad Hunt was one of the fore
most men Of this section of the
state. Gen Arad Hunts military title
came from his command of Vermont
militia. He was "a member of the West
Minister convention of 1916 and donated
5000 acres Of land in Albany for Middle
bury college.
COL Hunts father was Arad Hunt
who had spent his early days on the old
Hunt homestead in Vernon. In this home
congregated some Of the best known
people i'm New England Arad Hunt
married Sally Newell of Vernon and John
Hunt was the only survivor of their
eight children. He attended school In
Vernon, went through the West Braltle-
boro academy and attended the Whiting
ham academy for a time He completed
his education in Quabug seminary in
Warren, Mass, from which he graduated
in 1S4S.
After his graduation he ran a large farm
in Vernon until 1872. 1t was while on
this farm that he started his military car
Ger. When the civil war broke out he was
one of the foremost to signify his inten-
ton TO go to the front but the time for
him to go did not come until August,
S62. when he was given a commission as
recruiting officer by Gov. HolbroOk to
recruit men for the Eleventh Vermont
volunteers. The rendezvous Of the reg
imenJ was in BrattleborO and the men
were all recruited i'm three days. John
Hunt was made captain of Company +.
On August IS the regiment was complete
and for three weeKS after that they
drilled in Camp Bradley. The regiment
was Ofutfeu SOuNn lllt ldSl bl lllt IlbIlllt
and for a year it was in and about Wash
ington in the defenses. For the first year
of its enlistment the regiment saw little
service, going out from the forts only
once. Captain Hunt resigned and came
home after a years service. The
Eleventh regiment afterward participated
in many of the important engagements Of
the war.
In 1851 Col. Hunt married Miss Leonora
Johnson of Vernon, who survives him.
They lived on the farm in Vernon un-
til 1872, when Col. Hunt bought the place
on Walnut street in Brattleboro now
owned by c. A. BOyden. They lived there
only three years and he then bought of
Gorham b Goodel the Drummer farm on
the Vernon road, where he had since
lived. For many years he carried on the
farm and devoted his attention wholly to
it. Eleven years ago he began work as
pension attorney and had conducted the
work with great success since then.
The farm which he owned i'm Vernon
was one of the largest and finest in Wind
ham county. comprising some 500 acres.
Col. Hunt first sold this farm to the late
George Hall, but bought it back in a short
time He next sold it to a Mr. Norton, a
prominent business man and politician in
Boston, The Hunt homestead included
what are now the farms Of Eugene II.
Akley and John T. Wright
Col. Hunt was commander of a Volun-
teer militia regiment raised at the time
of the St Adams raid, and then received
his rank as colonel This regiment was
not called on for duty but kept up its or
ganizariOn some time with Col. Hunt at
its head.
Col. Hunt leaves his wife and two chill
dren. His son, Arad, runs the Drummer
farm and his daughter, Mrs. Leonora
Richardson, is matron of Lowe hall, the
girls dormitory in Cushing academy in
Ashburnham, Mass.
Col. Hunt was representative from Yer
non two terms i'm the Vermont legislature
His more active years were spent i'm
Vernon, and in the correspondence from
that town his personal qualities are
spoken Of in a highly appreciative way
The funeral was held in the home
Thursday afternoon at 100 o'clock Rev
r. O. S. Osgood of the Unitarian church
OBLIGATED and the burial was in the North
Vernon cemetery. The funeral was at
tended by delegation from Sedg-
wick post G. A. r., and the bearers were
Grand Army men-James Elmer. Ros-
coe Fisher, John Tucker, II. j. Allen, +
J. Knowlton and Timothy Eason.