Alvah Hunt
Encyclopedia
Alvah Hunt was an American merchant and politician.
, Chenango County, New York
, where he married Anna Birdsall (d. 1878).
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate
from 1839 to 1842. He was New York State Treasurer
from 1848 to 1851. Afterwards he moved to New York City and became Treasurer of the Des Moines Improvement Company.
Life
He lived at GreeneGreene (town), New York
Greene is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 5,729 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Nathanael Greene. It is located in the southwest corner of the county and contains a village, also called Greene...
, Chenango County, New York
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
, where he married Anna Birdsall (d. 1878).
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
from 1839 to 1842. He was New York State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
from 1848 to 1851. Afterwards he moved to New York City and became Treasurer of the Des Moines Improvement Company.
Sources
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B01E1D71131EE34BC4151DFB6678383649FDE Obit in NYT, on October 29, 1858 (giving wrong location of Seekonk, and wrong year of Treasurer election)
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html Political Graveyard
- http://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA35 The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35f and 142; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- http://www.anyheart.org/chenango/history/greene.html Chenango County history