Aylmer Byron Hunt

Canadian politician

Aylmer Byron Hunt


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Compton
In office 1904–1911
Preceded by	Rufus Henry Pope
Succeeded by	Frederick Robert Cromwell
In office 1917–1925
Preceded by	Frederick Robert Cromwell
Succeeded by	Joseph Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just

Personal details
Born	(1864-04-26)April 26, 1864 Bury, Canada East
Died	May 4, 1925(1925-05-04) (aged 61)
Political party	Liberal

Aylmer Byron Hunt (April 26, 1864 – May 4, 1925) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Bury, Canada East, the son of James Hunt and Jane Stokes, Hunt was educated at the Bury Model School. He was by occupation a trader and lumber merchant. He unsuccessfully contested Compton as the Liberal Party of Quebec candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the general elections of 1900. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Compton in the general elections of 1904. He was unseated on petition but elected again in the by-election that followed. He was re-elected in 1908 but was defeated in 1911. A Liberal, he was elected again in 1917 and 1921.

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Aylmer Byron Hunt	3,175
	Conservative	Rufus Henry Pope	2,781

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Frederick Robert Cromwell	2,953
	Liberal	Aylmer Byron Hunt	2,877

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Aylmer Byron Hunt	4,418
	Government (Unionist)	Kenneth Nicholson McIver	2,515

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Aylmer Byron Hunt	7,866
	Conservative	Frederick Robert Cromwell	3,961

References

Aylmer Byron Hunt – Parliament of Canada biography
The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904