Jefferson Hunt
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02-1852 | Whig | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| 10-08-1853 | Democratic | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| 09-06-1854 | Democratic | AD-01 | 0 | Win |
| 09-05-1855 | Democratic | AD-01 | 0 | Win |
| 11-04-1856 | Democratic | AD-01 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt |
Candidate Biography:
Charles Jefferson Hunt
Born: January 20, 1803 in Bracken County, Kentucky
Married: Celia Mounts (m. 1823), Matilda Nease (m. 1846)
Children: Gilbert, Nancy Ann, Marshal, Jane, John, Harriet, Joseph, Jefferson, Hyrum, Parley & Mary (twins), Sophronia Elizabeth, Julia Ellen, Olive Isabelle, Thomas Jefferson, James Franklin, Liberty Independence, Peter, Matilda, Jane & Janette (twins)
Military Service: Nauvoo Legion (1838 Mormon War), Mormon Battalion (Mexican-American War), California State Militia
Died: May 11, 1879 in Red Rock (now Oxford), Idaho
1844: Bodyguard, Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith
1849-1850: Commander, Fort Utah (Provo) Militia
1851: [Iron County] Representative, Utah Congress
1863-1864: Representative, Utah Territorial Legislature
- LEGISLATION: Authored the bill (in 1853) that created San Bernardino County. Known as "Father of San Bernardino County".
- PLACENAME: The town of Huntsville, Utah is named for Hunt, who founded it.
- PLACENAME: The Jefferson Hunt Campground is located on the southeastern shore of Pineview Reservoir in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest near Ogden, Utah.
- From 1823 until 1846, Hunt was married to only Celia. After 1846, Hunt was in a plural marriage with both wives.
- Be Fruitful and Multiply: Hunt had 21 children and 154 grandchildren.
Source: Biography at Wikipedia
Source: A Biographical Sketch of Jefferson Hunt by Norma L. Elliott (1958)
Source: Territory of Utah Legislative Assembly Rosters, 1851-1894 by the Utah State Archives staff (2007)