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This mercer was mayor in 1735 and 1742 and became a trustee of Sir Thomas White's Loan-money (see PA101/1/362; PA101/5/104: PA1681/27/1.XXXVI*); he died on 20 Feb 1752 (Old Style) aged 50, was buried in Holy Trinity and bequeathed £42/5/- to Bluecoat School. Hunt was a J.P. - see PA295/31/56. *See also PA202/1/39.V. City treasurer during the 1730s and 1740s (see PA35/2: PA90/21,23,24: PA2358/1/42), Hunt was an overseer of the poor in 1731 (see PA295/31/47) and was that year granted Cross Cheaping houses (see CCA/2/3/179/1: PA90/20: PA1681/27/1.I,II). With Julines Olds (q.v.), in 1742 mortgagee for property in Cross Cheaping, Bishop Street and Smithford Street and from 1743 to 1750 as John Kilsby (q.v.)'s executor (CCA/2/3/175/1; CCA/2/3/180/4 (endorsement),6-11: PA490/3-4: PA491/70/6-7). A chamberlain, 1727. For Hunt's political involvement in the 1741 general election, see PA248/7/1 fols,15,17,34,37,38,43,46,47,53. See M J Hinman: "Men Who Ruled Coventry, 1725-1780" pp.13,16,23,24,27,31,35,38,42,44,46 in Coventry & North Warwickshire Pamphlets (reference 942.48) No.14 in searchroom library. Hunt coveted a Little Park Street orchard in 1741 (see PA248/7/1 fols. 42,43). Qua Sir Thomas White's Charity feoffee, see also BA/A/B/27/13: BA/A/G/26/28,57. Qua corporation treasurer, also see BA/B/P/395/3. For the Cross Cheaping grant, see BA/B/P/105/2 (endorsement). Hunt held Little Pudding Croft (BA/A/B/40/3), Wheatley's Charity land in Hill Street (BA/B/P/246/4) and land at Hearsall (BA/D/A/35/2; BA/D/A/49/10). Active on city council, 1728-51. Qua Sir Thomas White's Charity trustee, see PA440/1/7. He had closes outside Cook Street Gate (PA56/48/1.I). Married to Ann Fletcher in 1736, he had Butts land from 1742 until he died (PA56/91/1,2 (will): PA849/8/1.II). In 1747 and 1761 he was a participant in the indenture of return for the city M.P.s (PA96/59/7: PA1484/61/2). A trustee of Baker's and Billing's Charities, 1743ff - see PA489/4/40/1; PA489/4/42/5; PA489/4/46/2. See PA1484/77/43,61. In 1750 Hunt was involved in a corporation lawsuit - see PA1484/77/347. Qua Sir Thomas White's Loan trustee, see CCA/2/3/107/10; CCA/2/3/156/13; CCA/2/3/434/4; CCA/2/3/440/10; CCA/2/3/463/2; CCA/2/3/1007/1. CCA/2/3/195/12-13 show that from 1741 Hunt owned a Broadgate house. Hunt owned the "Cranes" inn in Bishop Street and land around Bishopgate Green and Radford from 1737 until he died - see CCA/2/3/203/11-16 passim. In 1746 William Keeling (q.v.) named him an executor (see CCA/2/3/135/3; CCA/2/3/582/1.II). Qua corporation treasurer, see CCA/2/3/242/1. Hunt or his namesake son was Interested in a Great Butcher Row house (see CCA/2/3/160/13(b)).