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About Memucan Hunt, NC Treasurer
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/hunt-memucan
http://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2011/10/memucan-hunt-jr-1...
The origins of the name "Memucan" stem from a figure with that name in the bibical book of Esther. This ancient Memucan is listed as being a vice regent and adviser to Ahasuerus, a Persian King.
http://www.tnportraits.org/hunt-esquire-memucan.htm
Subject lived in North Carolina. Hunt was State Treasurer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memucan_Hunt
Memucan Hunt (1729–1808) was an early American statesman and the first person to hold the position of North Carolina State Treasurer in its current form.
A native of Virginia, Memucan Hunt settled in Granville County (now Vance) on a plantation. At the age of 41, in 1770, Hunt was chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the colonial North Carolina General Assembly and in 1773 was elected as Representative to the Assembly from Granville County. When the spirit of independence began to rise in the colony, Hunt represented Granville County in the five Provincial Congresses. In 1777, with the War for Independence underway, the fiscal needs of the colony were among its greatest concerns. Hunt was appointed Treasurer of the Hillsborough district, one of six district treasurers in the State at that time. He continued to hold office in the General Assembly and in 1779 was elected to the State Senate, serving as a member of the Committee of Accounts.
In November 1783, the General Assembly, in session at New Bern, abolished the district treasurer offices and established the singular fiscal position of State Treasurer and elected Hunt to fill the post. He took office on January 1, 1784, at a salary of 500 pounds per year.
During his term in office, Hunt unwittingly honored fraudulent claims for military service stemming from the Revolutionary War (paying too generously soldiers who had fought in the Revolutionary War, and in some cases, paying soldiers who had not fought at all), which resulted in both litigation and hearings by the General Assembly. While he was not charged with malfeasance, he was defeated for re-election in 1787 by John Haywood. Hunt retired from politics to Granville County, where he became a wealthy planter and served as justice of the peace until 1792.
At the time of his death in 1808, at age 79, Hunt owned nearly 16,000 acres (65 km²) of land, 22 slaves, two horses, four mares, 14 head of cattle and 33 hogs.[1]
His grandson[2] , Memucan Hunt, Jr., was the namesake for Hunt County, Texas
His will: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tompkins/wills/wi...
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Memucan Hunt, NC Treasurer's Timeline
| 1729 |
August 23, 1729
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Halifax Co., Virginia
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| 1755 |
August 5, 1755
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NC, United States
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| 1757 |
December 27, 1757
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Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America
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| 1760 |
November 10, 1760
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Granville, North Carolina, United States
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| 1763 |
October 7, 1763
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Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1765 |
November 25, 1765
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Granville, North Carolina, United States
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| 1769 |
January 16, 1769
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Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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| 1771 |
May 21, 1771
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Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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| 1773 |
November 23, 1773
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North Carolina, United States
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