Samuel Furman Hunt

Samuel Furman Hunt
President Pro-Tempore of the Ohio Senate
In office
January 3, 1870 – December 31, 1871
Preceded byThomas J. Godfrey
Succeeded byAllen T. Brinsmade
Personal details
Born(1844-10-24)October 24, 1844
Springdale, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 12, 1907(1907-01-12) (aged 62)
Glendale, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeOld St. Mary's Cemetery, Springdale, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
Alma mater
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Samuel Furman Hunt (October 24, 1844 – January 12, 1907) was an American politician. He was a legislative leader in the Ohio Senate, Judge Advocate General of his state, and a judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati. Near the end of the American Civil War, he lowered the Confederate flag over the Confederate capitol in Richmond, Virginia after Confederate troops abandoned the city.