People

Henry E Hunt

Henry E. Hunt was a resident of Dundee, Illinois, who served on the Illinois State Board of Equalization during the late nineteenth century. He is also known as the father of Esther E. Hunt, who married prominent Dundee merchant and legislator Edgar C. Hawley in 1871.

Known Activities

According to the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904), Hunt represented his district on the Illinois State Board of Equalization from 1876 to 1880. He is identified in that source as being from Dundee, placing him among a small number of Kane County figures noted for statewide public service during the Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1870–1917). (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Hunt's daughter, Esther E. Hunt, married Edgar C. Hawley of Dundee in 1871. The biographical entry for Hawley in the same encyclopedia identifies Hunt explicitly as being "of Dundee," corroborating his presence in the community prior to his service on the State Board of Equalization. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

No further details about his occupation, family, or later life have been identified in available sources.

Timeline

Year	Event
1871	Daughter Esther E. Hunt married Edgar C. Hawley of Dundee
1876	Began service on the Illinois State Board of Equalization
1880	Concluded service on the Illinois State Board of Equalization

## Sources

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904). Archive.org. Mentions Hunt in passing as a Kane County political figure from Dundee.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904). Archive.org. Names Hunt as the father of Esther E. Hawley (née Hunt), within the biographical entry for Edgar C. Hawley.