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{{Short description|American judge (1857–1949)}}
'''William Henry Hunt''' (], ]–], ]) was a state and federal judge and a territorial governor of ].
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'''William Henry Hunt''' (November 5, 1857 – February 4, 1949) was the ], a ] of the ], associate judge of the ] and a United States circuit judge of the ], the ] and the ].
Hunt was born in ] in 1857. He did not go to a law school, but instead read law in 1880 and immediately began a private practice at ] in the ]. In a year, he was supplementing his private practice with a position as collector of customs for both the ] and Montana Territories. He added yet another item to his professional plate as he was a member of the Montana Constitutional Convention of 1884. In 1885, he gave up his position a collector of customs to become attorney general of the Montana Territory. In 1887, he gave up both his private practice and his position as territorial attorney general.


==Education and career==
When ] became a state in 1889, Hunt briefly served as a member of the state legislature before becoming a judge of the First Montana State Judicial District later that year. In 1894, he was promoted to Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Montana.


Born on November 5, 1857, in ], ], Hunt ] in 1880. He entered private practice in ], ] from 1880 to 1887. He was Collector of Customs for the Montana Territory and ] from 1881 to 1885. He was a delegate to the Montana Constitutional Convention in 1884. He was Attorney General of the Montana Territory from 1885 to 1887. He was a member of the ] in 1889. He was a Judge of the Montana District Court for the First Judicial District from 1889 to 1894. He was a justice of the ] from 1894 to 1900. He was the Secretary of ] from 1900 to 1901. He was ] from 1901 to 1904.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1126|nid=1382561|name=William Henry Hunt<!--(1857–1949)-->}}</ref>
In 1900, Hunt was appointed to be the Secretary of Puerto Rico. A year later, he was promoted to Commonwealth Governor of Puerto Rico, where he remained for three years.


===Notable orders as Governor===
Hunt returned to his traditional role as judge when ] ] appointed him to the bench of the ] on ], ]; Hunt was confirmed five days later. On ], ], Hunt became an associate judge of the ]. Then, on ], ], Hunt was nominated by President ] to the newly created ]. He was confirmed on ], ]. The Commerce Court was abolished a little less than three years later, on ], ]. Nonetheless, as a judge of the Commerce Court, Hunt was also an at-large judge of the ] and remained in that position once the Commerce Court was abolished. The ], ], assigned Hunt to the ].


During his governorship, Hunt signed numerous ], including those that made ] and ] legal holidays in Puerto Rico.<ref> William H. Hunt. August 1, 1903. Page 60. Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 11 June 2012.</ref>
On ], ], Hunt, still assigned to the Ninth Circuit, assumed ]. Ten months later, Hunt retired from federal service on ], ]. Hunt went back to private practice, this time in ]. He retired from his private practice in 1942. Hunt died in 1949.


==Federal judicial service==
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Hunt was nominated by President ] on April 14, 1904, to a seat on the ] vacated by Judge ]. He was confirmed by the ] on April 19, 1904, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 30, 1910, due to his elevation to the United States Court of Customs Appeals.<ref name="auto"/>
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Hunt was nominated by President ] on March 9, 1910, to the ] (later the ]), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 31, 1911, due to his elevation to the Commerce Court and Ninth Circuit.<ref name="auto"/>
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Hunt was nominated by President Taft on December 12, 1910, to the ], the ] and the ], to a new joint seat authorized by 36 Stat. 539. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1911, and received his commission on February 8, 1911. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served on the Commerce Court and Court of Appeals. On December 13, 1913, the Commerce Court was abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He assumed ] on January 31, 1928. His service terminated on November 30, 1928, due to his retirement.<ref name="auto"/>
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==Later career and death==
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Following his retirement from the federal bench, Hunt resumed private practice in ], California, from 1928 to 1942. He died on February 4, 1949, in ].<ref name="auto"/>
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American judge (1857–1949) For the Court of Claims judge of the same name, see William H. Hunt.
William Henry Hunt
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
January 31, 1928 – November 30, 1928
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
February 8, 1911 – January 31, 1928
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
In office
February 8, 1911 – December 31, 1911
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Commerce Court
In office
February 8, 1911 – December 13, 1913
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office
March 30, 1910 – January 31, 1911
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 11
Succeeded byGeorge Ewing Martin
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
In office
April 19, 1904 – March 30, 1910
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byHiram Knowles
Succeeded byCarl L. Rasch
Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
September 15, 1901 – July 4, 1904
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byCharles Herbert Allen
Succeeded byBeekman Winthrop
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
In office
1889
Personal details
BornWilliam Henry Hunt
(1857-11-05)November 5, 1857
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
DiedFebruary 4, 1949(1949-02-04) (aged 91)
Charlottesville, Virginia, US
Educationread law

William Henry Hunt (November 5, 1857 – February 4, 1949) was the governor of Puerto Rico, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals and a United States circuit judge of the United States Customs Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit.

Education and career

Born on November 5, 1857, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Hunt read law in 1880. He entered private practice in Fort Benton, Montana Territory from 1880 to 1887. He was Collector of Customs for the Montana Territory and Idaho Territory from 1881 to 1885. He was a delegate to the Montana Constitutional Convention in 1884. He was Attorney General of the Montana Territory from 1885 to 1887. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives in 1889. He was a Judge of the Montana District Court for the First Judicial District from 1889 to 1894. He was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1894 to 1900. He was the Secretary of Puerto Rico from 1900 to 1901. He was Governor of Puerto Rico from 1901 to 1904.

Notable orders as Governor

During his governorship, Hunt signed numerous Executive Orders, including those that made Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day legal holidays in Puerto Rico.

Federal judicial service

Judge William Henry Hunt illustration in 1908 book, Looters of the Public Domain. He had a "reputation for fairness."

Hunt was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 14, 1904, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by Judge Hiram Knowles. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 19, 1904, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 30, 1910, due to his elevation to the United States Court of Customs Appeals.

Hunt was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 9, 1910, to the United States Court of Customs Appeals (later the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 31, 1911, due to his elevation to the Commerce Court and Ninth Circuit.

Hunt was nominated by President Taft on December 12, 1910, to the United States Commerce Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit, to a new joint seat authorized by 36 Stat. 539. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1911, and received his commission on February 8, 1911. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served on the Commerce Court and Court of Appeals. On December 13, 1913, the Commerce Court was abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1928. His service terminated on November 30, 1928, due to his retirement.

Later career and death

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Hunt resumed private practice in San Francisco, California, from 1928 to 1942. He died on February 4, 1949, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

References

  1. ^ William Henry Hunt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. Second Annual Report of the Governor or Porto Rico. (1902–1903) William H. Hunt. August 1, 1903. Page 60. Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. Puter, Stephen A. Douglas; Stevens, Horace (1908). Looters of the public domain; embracing a complete exposure of the fraudulent systems of acquiring titles to the public lands of the United States. University of California Libraries. Oregon : Portland Printing House Publishers.

Sources

Political offices
Preceded byCharles Herbert Allen Governor of Puerto Rico
September 15, 1901 – July 4, 1904 		Succeeded byBeekman Winthrop
Legal offices
Preceded byHiram Knowles Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
1904–1910 		Succeeded byCarl L. Rasch
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 11 Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
1910–1911 		Succeeded byGeorge Ewing Martin
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539 Judge of the United States Commerce Court
1911–1913 		Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
1911
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1911–1928
Governors of Puerto Rico
Colony of Puerto Rico
(1898–1949)
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(1949–present)
  • Italics indicate acting officeholders
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