James M. Hunter

    James M. Hunter is the son of John P. and Elizabeth (Anderson) Hunter, who were among the pioneers of Warren County, and are now residing near West Lebanon. They were of Scotch and English descent, and natives, respectively, of Ohio and Virginia. They came to Indiana in 1844, and settled in Jordan Township, then a part of Liberty, and there engaged in farming until 1870, when they removed to where they now reside. The Hunter family are among the oldest of Warren County, and the inconveniences and hardships of a frontier life had to be endured in order to gain home and property. How successful they have been is illustrated by the fact of their owning over three thousand acres of land in and near Warren County, besides other valuable private interests.

    James M. Hunter was born in Madison County, Ohio, June 10, 1843, and is one of eight children, seven of whom are yet living. He was reared in Warren County, and received a liberal education. He was engaged in farming until 1875, when he began the study of law with his present partner, John W. Sutton. In 1876, he removed to Williamsport, and in February, 1880, the firm of Sutton & Hunter was established, and is now among the leading legal firms of Warren County.

    Mr. Hunter is a member of the National Greenback party and of the Knights of Honor, and he yet owns 276 acres of land in Warren County. He was married October 17, 1872, to Miss M. J. Stump, and they are the parents of one son, Schuyler C.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.