Title
Preview
Description
Black and white sketch of Andrew Hunter, including biographical narrative.
Transcription
He gave 66 years to Arkansas Methodism
Andrew Hunter
Born 1813 in Ballimony, Ireland… Came to America as a child. His family settling in Pennsylvania… In 1835 Andrew Hunter came west and taught a mission school in Indian Territory.. At Batesville in 1836 he joined the first annual conference of the Methodist Church in the state... He was a powerful preacher and served the church for 66 years. Presiding elder for 20 years.
At the close of the war Rev. Hunter was elected to the state senate and was president of that body... In 1867 he was elected to the U.S. Senate but was not allowed to take his seat.. While conducting a revival in Bradley County 1872, he was asked to be candidate for governor but refused because he believed his duty to preach the gospel... He died June 10, 1902, in Little Rock.
Physical Description
Document, 11" x 14"
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000379, Image 33
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Andrew Hunter, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
