Hunter, John

Education

Student United College 1812-1813 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1813-1814 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1814-1815 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics; Chem.; Math. Prov. 1815-1816 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Physics; Chem. (Secondar). LL.D. 16.1.1863.

Birth/childhood

Born 15.3.1801 son of James Hunter, Professor of Logic, St Andrews University and Jane Wilson. [University professor]

Career

Apprenticed to Walter Cook, W.S. [Writer to the Signet]

Writer to the Signet 1826. [Lawyer]

Auditor of the Court of Session 1849-1866.

Death

Died 3.12.1869.

Sources

  • Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet: with a list of members (Edinburgh, 1936)