Edgar County IL Archives Obituaries.....Hunter, Andrew J January 12, 1912
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Unknown, Jan 13, 1912
Andrew J. Hunter, Former Congressman, Who Died

January 13, 1912, newspaper unknown

Andrew J. Hunter, an Illinois Democrat, who served two terms as a 
representative in Congress, died yesterday at Paris, Ill., at the age of 81 
years.  He was born in Greencastle, Ind., Dec. 17, 1831, and was educated in 
the public schools and at Edgar Academy, the latter school in Illinois.  After 
leaving school, he followed the profession of civil engineer for three years, 
then studied law and was admitted to the bar and took up the practice of law 
at Paris, Ill.  He represented Edgar County in the state senate from 1864 to 
1868.  In 1882 he was a candidate for Congress against Joseph G. Cannon and 
was defeated.  In 1884 he was elected to the Edgar County Court and re-elected 
in 1890, resigning in 1892 upon his election as congressman at large.  In 1896 
he was elected to Congress from the nineteenth district.

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