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George Lunt, the son of Abel Lunt, a seacaptain, and Phoebe (Tilton) Lunt, was born on December 31, 1803 at Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States where his ancestor, Henry Lunt, had settled in 1635.
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George Lunt (December 31, 1803 – May 17, 1885) was an American editor, lawyer, author, and politician. George's ancestor, Henry Lunt, was one of the original settlers of Newbury (1635). His grandfather's exploits with John Paul Jones were chronicled by James Fenimore Cooper. Life: George Lunt was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts on December 31, 1803. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy.He was graduated at Harvard College in 1824, with special distinction in Greek, studied law, and began practice in Newburyport in 1827. In earlier life Mr. Lunt was an active member of the Whig party, and in its interests was distinguished as a public speaker. On the dissolution of that party he became a Democrat. He was elected successively representative for Newburyport and senator from Essex County in the legislature, was an active member of the convention that nominated General Zachary Taylor for the presidency, and was appointed United States District Attorney for Massachusetts under Taylor's administration. He eventually resumed the private practice of his profession, devoting his leisure to literary pursuits. When the Whigs dissolved, he joined the Democrats. Prior to and during the Civil War he was editor of the Boston Courier in conjunction with George S. Hillard. He opposed policies which would estrange the South and defended slavery.When he returned to the practice of his profession, he appeared frequently in the state courts, and was counsel before congressional committees in reference to French claims, preparing a bill and efficiently pressing it for the action of congress. Mr. Lunt's later years were marked by labors in behalf of harbors of refuge, notably at Scituate, Massachusetts, on the south shore of Boston bay. By persevering effort he succeeded in securing very considerable appropriations from congress to this end. He was a man of firm convictions in both political and religious matters, and fearless and manly in their expression. As a writer his style was marked by strength, dignity, and grace. Lunt died in Boston on May 17, 1885.
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George Lunt, the son of Abel Lunt, a seacaptain, and Phoebe (Tilton) Lunt, was born on December 31, 1803 at Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States where his ancestor, Henry Lunt, had settled in 1635.
George Lunt attended Phillips Academy at Exeter, New Hampshire, and was graduated from Harvard College in 1824. After studying law in the office of Asa W. Wildes of Newburyport he was admitted to the bar in 1831.
Lunt was for several years the principal of the high school in Newburyport and kept a district school at Groton, Massachusetts. In 1830 he had represented his native town in the General Court. In 1835 and 1836 he was a member of the state Senate; in 1837 and 1841 he was in the lower house; and in 1847 was again elected representative, to fill the unexpired term of Caleb Cushing, resigned.
He removed to Boston in 1848, and the following year was appointed United States attorney for the district of Massachusetts. Lunt held this office until 1853, when he resumed private practice. During this period of his life he appears to have enjoyed a considerable reputation as an orator and he made speeches on various occasions. He joined the Democratic Party and in 1857 he assumed the editorship of the Boston Daily Courier, the leading Democratic newspaper in the city. He continued in the editorship until 1863, when he retired and devoted his leisure to literature.
As early as 1826 he had published a volume of verse entitled The Grave of Byron, with Other Poems. This was followed by other volumes of poems. His work included some translations from Vergil and Horace; it is filled with classical allusions and marked by dignity and a certain grace. In prose he produced Eastford; or Household Sketches (1855); The Origin of the Late War (1866); Old New England Traits (1873), and other works. The last-named book gives a picture of Newburyport in the old days and incidentally throws not a little light on Lunt's childhood. In January 1877 he contributed "Recollections of Thackeray" to Harper's Magazine.
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In religious matters Lunt was an ardent Episcopalian.
Lunt was an active member of the Whig party. Upon the dissolution of that party he became a Democrat. He opposed policies which would estrange the South and defended slavery and gained for himself the name of being a defender of "slavery and its attendant evils".
As advocate or adversary of any cause Lunt was independent and unyielding, but always honorable. His manner was a happy combination of simplicity and dignity.
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"Mr. George Lunt of Newburyport, Massachusetts, is known as a poet of much vigour of style and massiveness of thought. He delights in the grand, rather than in the beautiful, and is not unfrequently turgid, but never feeble. " - Edgar Allen Poe
During 1880s Lunt spent much time at Scituate, Massachusetts. He became interested in the improvement of Scituate harbor, and it is said that the work done on it by the federal government in the eighties and likewise the establishment of a life-saving station at the Third Cliff are attributable largely to his efforts and influence.
Lunt was married three times: on October 25, 1834, to Sarah Miles Greenwood of Newburyport; on December 4, 1845, to Emily Ashton, then residing in Newburyport; and in 1864 to Adeline Parsons of Boston, sister of Thomas William Parsons.