Alexander Cameron Hunt was the fourth Governor of the Territory of Colorado serving from 1867-1869 as a member of the Republican Party.

Alexander Cameron Hunt was born in New York, New York

New York

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 on 1825-01-12. Soon after his birth his family moved to Freeport

Freeport, Illinois

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, Illinois

Illinois

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 where he grew up and later served as mayor. Hunt traveled to California

California

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 in 1850 to join the California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...

 and to the Pike's Peak Country

Pike's Peak Country

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 in 1858 to join the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Hunt was chosen as the Judge of the Vigilante Committee of the Jefferson Territory

Jefferson Territory

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. In 1861, Hunt was appointed U.S. Marshal for the new Territory of Colorado. U.S. President Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

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 appointed Hunt as the new Governor of the Territory of Colorado on 1867-04-24. Hunt served as the Territorial Governor until 1869-06-14 when new President Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

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 appointed his friend Edward Moody McCook to replace him. Hunt died in Denver, CO on May 14, 1894.

See also

• History of Colorado
  History of Colorado
  The human history of Colorado extends back more than 13,000 years. The region that is today the state of Colorado was first inhabited by Native Americans...
  
  
• Law and Government of Colorado
  Law and Government of Colorado
  The Constitution of the State of Colorado provides for three branches of government: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branches.-Sovereignty of the people:...
  
  
• List of Governors of Colorado
• Territory of Colorado

External links

• The Governors of Colorado @ Colorado.gov
  • Biography of Alexander Cameron Hunt @ Colorado.gov