Freeport, Illinois
AC Hunt was born in 1825 in Hammonsport, New York to Richard and Sarah Hunt. In the fall of 1837, the family moved to Freeport Illinois, which had been founded in the same year. The Black Hawk War in 1832 had led to “Ratified Indian Treaty 228” with the Winnebago, and the removal of the Ho-Chunk and other groups to west of the Mississippi. Hunt had two sisters and a brother, and they attended the first school in Freeport. Hunt’s father Richard was a Justice of the Peace.
Alexander Cameron Hunt
“4th Governor of the Territory of Colorado”
Lived 68 years
Vital Statistics
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- USA
- Occupation
- Mayor of Freeport, IL, Wagon Train Leader, Vigilante Judge, US Marshall, Indian Agent, D&RG Railroad Directory, Rancher, …
- Religion
- None
- Burial
- Washington, DC
Birth
October 11, 1884
New York City, New York
Death
November 7, 1962
New York City, New York
Family
Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt
Anna Rebecca Hall
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Spouse
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (m. 1905)
Siblings
- Elliott Roosevelt Jr.
- Gracie Hall Roosevelt
Children
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906–1975)
- James Roosevelt II (1907–1991)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1909–1909)
- Elliott Roosevelt (1910–1990)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1914–1988)
- John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1916–1981)
Life Timeline
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1884
Born
Born to Elliott and Anna Roosevelt into one of New York’s most prominent families.
📍 New York City, NY -
1899
Attended Allenswood Academy
Sent to a finishing school in London under headmistress Marie Souvestre, who had a profound influence on her worldview.
📍 London, England -
1905
Married Franklin D. Roosevelt
Married her fifth cousin once removed in a ceremony given away by her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt.
📍 New York City, NY -
1933
Became First Lady
Transformed the role of First Lady through press conferences, a daily newspaper column, and active advocacy.
📍 Washington, D.C. -
1945
Appointed UN Delegate
Appointed by President Truman as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly.
📍 New York, NY -
1948
Drafted Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights and was instrumental in drafting the declaration adopted on December 10.
📍 Paris, France -
1962
Death
Died of complications from tuberculosis at age 78.
📍 New York City, NY
Biography
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist who served as the longest-serving First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as president.
Born into the prominent Roosevelt family in New York City, Eleanor experienced a difficult childhood marked by the early deaths of both parents. Raised primarily by her grandmother, she found purpose and direction during her years at Allenswood Academy in England.
As First Lady, Eleanor reshaped the role into one of public advocacy. She held press conferences, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column called “My Day,” and championed civil rights, women’s rights, and the rights of workers and the poor. Following her husband’s death, she continued her activism on the international stage as a delegate to the United Nations, where she chaired the committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.