Alfred Hunt

Alfred Hunt (April 5, 1817 - March 27, 1888) was the first president of the Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. On July 15, 1860, the board of directors of the Bethlehem Iron Company elected Alfred Hunt president. He remained president until his death. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Bethlehem Steel Corporations manufacturing facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ...

Alfred Hunt was born at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the eldest child of Caleb Hunt (1786-1834) and Rhoda (Matthews) Bartlett (1789-1829). Following his father's death in 1834, Alfred Hunt and his six siblings moved to Moorestown, New Jersey where they lived with Elisha and Mary (Hussey) Hunt, their uncle and aunt. Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles (56 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. ... Moorestown is a place located in Burlington County, New Jersey. ...

From 1845 to 1855, he worked in Philadelphia for two companies: W. V. Anderson and Company, and Anderson, White and Lippincott. In 1850, Hunt and John C. Fremont formed a business relationship for the purpose of mining gold on Fremont's land in California. John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813-July 13, 1890), birth name John Charles Fremon [Harvey, p. ...

Alfred Hunt died at Moorestown, New Jersey. He is buried at Colestown Cemetery, Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey. Cherry Hill Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. ...

References

• Bethlehem Globe-Times (March 28, 1888), "Alfred Hunt, the well known president of the Bethlehem Iron Company dead."
• Hall, P. J. (1915), "History of South Bethlehem, Pa.", Semi-centennial, the borough of South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1865-1915, Quinlan Printing Co.

External links

• Alfred Hunt's obituary
• Hunt family history