Judge ward hunt biography of william and mary

The legal career of Ward Hunt peaked when he was appointed to the U. Supreme Court by President ulysses s. Hunt held a seat on the High Court for nine years, until January Although he was well liked and respected as a diligent lawyer and jurist, Ward's tenure on the Court was unspectacular and marked by a forced retirement. He attended law school in Litchfield, Connecticut.

On November 8, , Judge Hunt

He returned to Utica to work in a local law office, and was admitted to the bar in Hunt married Mary Ann Savage in , and they raised three children until her death in Eight years later he married Maria Taylor. With his partner, Hiram Denio, Hunt ran a successful law practice in Utica for thirty-one years. While practicing law Hunt became active in politics.

He supported the policies of andrew jackson, who defended the interests of the middle class and served two terms as president. In Hunt was elected to the New York legislature, where he served one term, and in he was elected mayor of Utica. In the s Hunt came to differ with the democratic party when he opposed the expansion of slavery and the annexation of Texas.

In Hunt supported the Free-Soil presidential candidacy of ex-Democrat and ex-president martin van buren, who was defeated. Hunt ran for a spot on the New York Supreme Court in , but he lost the election, a result that observers attributed to his defection from the Democratic party.