Henry Jackson Hunt (politician)

Henry Jackson Hunt (frequently called "Henry I. Hunt")^[1] was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan.

Key Information

Henry Jackson Hunt
2nd Mayor of Detroit, second charter
In office 1826–1826
Preceded by	John R. Williams
Succeeded by	Jonathan Kearsley
Personal details
Born	1786 Watertown, New York, US
Died	September 15, 1826 Detroit, Michigan, US
Spouse	Ann MacIntosh
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Henry Jackson Hunt was born in Watertown, New York, in 1786, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt.^[2][1] He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and^[1] real estate business, in some cases in partnership with Lewis Cass.^[3] In 1811,^[3] he married Ann MacIntosh, daughter of Angus MacIntosh, a well-to-do fur trader^[4] and "Earl of Moy."^[3] The couple had no children.^[5] The younger Henry Jackson Hunt went on to become a brigadier general in the American Civil War.

The elder Henry Jackson Hunt held various political offices in the city, including Colonel of the militia (1800- 1815), County Court Judge (1815), City Assessor (1817), Trustee of the University of Michigan (1821), and in 1826 Mayor of Detroit.^[1] Hunt died while in office, on September 15, 1826.^[6]