Education
Born in Sunderland, Hunter was a pupil under Thomas Meek before being apprenticed to William Pile, his cousin.
Born in Sunderland, Hunter was a pupil under Thomas Meek before being apprenticed to William Pile, his cousin.
In 1869 he moved to Clydeside where he worked for R. Napier & Sons. By 1893 the firm was the largest shipbuilder on Tyneside. The business was incorporated in 1895 with Hunter as Chairman.
He became Mayor of Wallsend in 1901 and was knighted in 1918.
He lived at The Willows in Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne.