John Wesley Hunt

John Wesley Hunt (1773-1849), Grandfather of John Hunt Morgan and one of the first millionaires west of the Allegheny Mountains; reproduction of a painted portrait

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John Wesley Hunt, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, settled in Lexington, Kentucky in 1794. He operated a dry goods store there in partnership with his brother Abijah Hunt, until 1800, when Abijah moved to Mississippi. Thereafter in addition to importing and exporting various commodities through contacts and agents in such cities as Philadelphia, Louisville, New Orleans, and Natchez, Hunt was an important manufacturer of hemp, a stock breeder, land speculator, banker, and farmer. His estate was valued in excess of $800,000 at his death.

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His every significant investment in merchandising, manufacturing, banking, and government securities had turned to gold; he was one of the wealthiest men west of the Allegheny Mountains. When banks failed all over the nation in 1819, his Farmers and Mechanics Bank in Lexington not only remained solvent but paid dividends to its stockholders.

Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY Name: John Wesley Hunt City, State Date of Birth Date of Death 8/21/1849 Age at Death 76 Burial Date 4/21/1853 Disposition Number 470 Funeral Director Cremation Date: Cremation Number:

Internment Location Section: C Lot: 17 Part: Grave:

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