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Robert M. T. Hunter

Robert M. T. Hunter

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Whig Party Democratic Party

Biography

Born 1809-04-21 · Died 1887-07-18

American lawyer and politician (1809-1887)

Political party

  • Whig Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Whig Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Whig Party
  • Democratic Party

Occupations

  • politician
  • lawyer
  • politician
  • lawyer
  • politician
  • lawyer

Terms in office & positions

  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  • member of the State Senate of Virginia
  • Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
  • United States senator — 1851-03-04 – 1853-03-04
  • United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
  • United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1861-03-28
  • United States representative
  • member of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  • member of the State Senate of Virginia
  • Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
  • United States senator — 1851-03-04 – 1853-03-04
  • United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
  • United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1861-03-28
  • United States representative
  • member of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  • member of the State Senate of Virginia
  • Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
  • United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
  • United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
  • United States senator — 1851-03-04 – 1853-03-04
  • United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
  • United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1861-03-28
  • United States representative
  • member of the Virginia House of Delegates

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Offices & 2026 races

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