John Hunner
John Hunner (November 12, 1844 – May 19, 1918) was an American politician.
Born in Buffalo, New York,[1] he moved to Alma, Wisconsin, in 1860,[1] where he was editor of the local paper and became the first president of the village of Alma. After the Civil War, Hunner moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin,[1] where he was a grocer and became the editor of the local paper in 1871.[1] He was elected city clerk of Eau Claire. In 1890, Hunner was elected mayor of Eau Claire. He served as State Treasurer of Wisconsin from 1891 to 1895 and was a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He moved to Baltimore in 1917 after suffering a stroke, where he died two years later.[1] His remains were returned to Wisconsin and he was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire.
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