Memucan Hunt | |
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 ca. 1759 by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia artist, from oil paintings on wood. State Archives of North Carolina | |
| Born | August 23, 1729 |
| Died | September 1808 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, planter |
| Known for | N.C. Senator, First Treasurer of North Carolina |
| Spouse | Mary "Polly" Wade (m. March 19, 1754) |
| Children | 10, including Cpt. John Richard Hunt, I, Col. William Hunt, and Dr. Thomas Galatin Hunt, Sr. |
| Relatives | Memucan Hunt, Jr. (grandson) |
Memucan Hunt (1729–1808) was an early American statesman, planter, and the first person to hold the position of North Carolina State Treasurer in its current form.[1]
- ^ Samuel A. Ashe, ed., History of North Carolina, vol. 2 (1925)