John Hunner

John Hunner
John Hunner
11th Treasurer of Wisconsin
	In office; January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Governor	George Wilbur Peck
Preceded by	Henry B. Harshaw
Succeeded by	Sewell A. Peterson
Personal details
Born	November 12, 1844; Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	May 19, 1918 (aged 73); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Lakeview Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, journalist

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Obituary: Honest John Hunner". Eau Claire Leader. May 22, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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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[Obit-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.

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