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his elementary education in the public
and high schools of that city, where he
prepared for entrance to Yale University.
He was graduated from the latter insti-
tution in the class of 1888 with the degree
of A. B. He was a member of the Center
Church of Hartford. He became registrar
of the Hartford Theological Semin-
ary, and held the office of treasurer of
that institution at the time of his death,
which occurred October 7, 1897. Politi-
cally, a Republican, he was a friend of
good government, and was nominated
for member of the Hartford City Council.
Mr. Allen married, in 1891, Lucy
Mather Brace, a daughter of Thomas
Kimberly and Mary J. (Buel) Brace, of
Hartford (see Brace).
HUNTER, John Scott,
Manufacturer.
Prominent among the progressive men
of Hartford county, John Scott Hunter
was for many years connected in an offi-
cial capacity with the Terry Steam Tur-
bine Company, the largest concern of its
kind in New England. Mr. Hunter also
built the largest pumping engine in the
world, which was installed in 1873 f° r
the St. Louis Water Works. He was
born June 14, 1834, in Manchester, Con-
necticut, and died May 6, 1918, in Hart-
ford, the son of James and Elizabeth
(Scott) Hunter.
As a boy, John S. Hunter attended
school in Rockville and in Pennsylvania.
Upon completing his schooling he apprenticed
himself with the firm of Woodruff
& Beach, of Hartford, to learn mechanical
engineering. Subsequently he was placed
in charge of the Hartford pumping works,
a position he filled to the satisfaction of
his employers for twelve years. Taking
as partner a man named Sanford, Mr.
Hunter engaged in business on his own
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account and opened a machinist's shop on
Commerce street, where for seven years
he conducted a large and flourishing busi-
ness. This was succeeded by the organization
of the Hartford Foundry & Machine
Company, of which Mr. Hunter
was president. It was during this time
that he built the pump referred to above.
He removed to New York City, where
for a time he was engaged in city work,
erecting steam pumps, and was associated
with the well-known Henry R. Worthing-
ton Company. Upon his return to Hartford
he became secretary of the Terry
Steam Turbine Company, an office which
he filled in a most capable manner until
his death.
Through his connection with the work
pertaining to the city's water department,
Mr. Hunter was always actively inter-
ested in all matters of a municipal nature,
and in 1870 was appointed a member of
the Board of Water Commissioners, serv-
ing for three years. In 1894 he was re-
appointed and was president of the board
from 1895 to 1899. In 1904 he was
appointed fire commissioner and served
until 1907. Mr. Hunter was a member
of the Society of Mechanical Engineers,
and fraternally was affiliated with St.
John's Lodge, No. 4, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons.
Mr. Hunter married (first) Hattie B.
Boardman. He married (second), April
29, 1873, Mary, daughter of Joshua and
Nancy (Knox) Allen. She died March
13, 1910 (see Allen). By his second marriage
Mr. Hunter was the father of two
sons: Charles A., of further mention,
and George S. Hunter.
HUNTER, Charles Allen,
Banker.
Through his own initiative and determination
to succeed, Charles Allen