Background
Hunt, William Gibbes was born on February 21, 1791 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gibbes) H.
Hunt, William Gibbes was born on February 21, 1791 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gibbes) H.
Graduated from Harvard, 1810. Bachelor of Laws, Transylvania University, 1822.
Moved to Lexington, Kentucky, 1815. Editor Western Monitor, 1815 (became Western Monitor and Lexington Advertiser, 1819). Editor Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine, 1820-1822.
Editor, owner Nashville Banner, 1825-1833, supported Jackson and Freemasonry.
Author: Ichthyologia Ohiensis, 1820.
Married Fanny Wrigglesworth, September 28, 1820.