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Hunt,, Richard Coulter Drum was born on July 31, 1907 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Son of Richard Coulter Drum Hunt and Evelyn (Cronin) Condon.
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Richard Coulter Drum Hunt,, American historian, educator. Sanders fellow George Washington University, 1951-1955. Member American History Association, United States Naval Institute, Military Order World Wars, Society of the Cincinnati, Military Order Loyal Legion, Order St. John., Aztec Club (permanent historian since 1934). Lodges: Knights of Malta.
Education
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1930. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Pennsylvania, 1950.
Career
Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1930, advanced through grades to Commander, retired, 1945. President Richard Hunt Consultant, Washington, since 1957. Lecturer, professor history various universities, 1953-1970.
Consultant American Revolution Bicentennial, Washington, 1976, Bicentennial Treaty Paris, Washington, 1983, Bicentennial Constitution, Washington, 1987. Historian Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial Commission, American Battle Monuments Commission. Executive secretary Battle Gettysburg and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Commission.
Membership
Member American History Association, United States Naval Institute, Military Order World Wars, Society of the Cincinnati, Military Order Loyal Legion, Order St. John., Aztec Club (permanent historian since 1934). Lodges: Knights of Malta.
Connections
Married Jayn Tapping, August 3, 1941 (divorced 1946). 1 child, Richard Coulter Drum III.
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Political Party
Democrat