Edwin Hunt
Edwin Francis Hunt | |
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Born | July 9, 1902 |
Died | April 11, 1981 | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation | Assistant Attorney General |
Known for | US checkers champion in 1934 |
Edwin Francis Hunt (July 9, 1902 in Jackson, Tennessee – April 11, 1981) was an American draughts, or checkers, player who spent most of his life in Nashville. He was US champion in 1934.[1]
His career was as a lawyer and as such he gained recognition as an appellate advocate[2] and rose to the rank of Assistant Attorney General.[3] He had studied at Vanderbilt University where he won the Founder's Medal twice.[4]
References[]
- ^ North Carolina Checker Association page
- ^ Alfred H. Knight (November 2007). Tribulations and Trials: The Education of a Young Lawyer. iUniverse. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-595-47281-9.
- ^ "Tennessee Bar Association". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Two lawyers who influenced the Nashville Bar by Ed Bryant in the Jackson Sun
Categories:
- 1902 births
- American checkers players
- 1981 deaths
- People from Jackson, Tennessee
- Tennessee lawyers
- Vanderbilt University alumni
- 20th-century American lawyers