John Hunner

John Hunner (November 12, 1844 – May 19, 1918) was an American politician.

Born in Buffalo, New York,[1] he moved to Alma, Wisconsin, in 1860,[1] where he was editor of the local paper and became the first president of the village of Alma. After the Civil War, Hunner moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin,[1] where he was a grocer and became the editor of the local paper in 1871.[1] He was elected city clerk of Eau Claire. In 1890, Hunner was elected mayor of Eau Claire. He served as State Treasurer of Wisconsin from 1891 to 1895 and was a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He moved to Baltimore in 1917 after suffering a stroke, where he died two years later.[1] His remains were returned to Wisconsin and he was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire.

Notes
  1. "Obituary: Honest John Hunner". Eau Claire Leader. May 22, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of John Hunner, p. 624.
Political offices
Preceded by
Henry B. Harshaw		 Treasurer of Wisconsin
1891–1895		 Succeeded by
Sewell A. Peterson


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