John Hunter (consul-general)

Sir John Hunter (13 February 1751 – 3 July 1816) was a British statesman serving as Consul-General in Madras, India, and both Seville and St Lucar, Spain.[1]

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland to James Hunter, he married Margaret Congalton in 1787, daughter of Dr. Charles Congalton. Upon her death in 1791, Hunter married Dame Elizabeth Barbara Arbuthnot in 1793, daughter of Robert Keith Arbuthnot FRSE (1728-1803) of Haddo Rattray, and sister of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet of Edinburgh FRSE.[2]

He was knighted by the Prince Regent on 10 December 1813.[3]

He is the father, through his second marriage, of Margaret Congalton Hunter, spouse of Captain Basil Hall.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Nation.lk ::: - Yaka, nasty gossips and anthropologists". Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. ^ Skinner, Basil C. (1962). The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club (PDF). The Journal for Edinburgh History. p. 160.
  3. ^ Shaw, William Arthur; Burtchaell, George Dames (1906). The knights of England : a complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors. London: Sherratt and Hughes. p. 313.
  4. ^ "1833 Basil Hall Manuscript Letter to His Wife's Mother, Lady Hunter wi". Katz Fine Manuscripts. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

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