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John Chapman Hunter (1762–1849)

Role

In 1828 Hunter invited Bushrod Washington to join the Anti-Jackson Corresponding Committee for Fairfax County.

Description

John Chapman Hunter was born in 1762. As a teenager he inherited Contemplation, a farm in what is now Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Citations

Office of the Sheriff: Fairfax County, Virginia, 17422001 (Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, 2002), 34.

Alexandria Gazette (VA), 23 June 1828, page 3, columns 1–2 (Newspapers.com).

___________________, 27 March 1849, page 3, column 1 (Newspapers.com).

Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.), 10 August 1919, page 2, columns 1–5 (Newzpaper Archive).

John C. Hunter at House History.

Gen John Chapman Hunter at Find a Grave.

Gen John Chapman Hunter at FamilySearch.