Hunt, Sanford B. (Sanford Bebee), 1825-1884

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Sanford B. Hunt (1825-1884), a Civil War surgeon, was born in Ithaca, N.Y. in 1825. Hunt was an anatomy professor at Buffalo Medical College (N.Y.) and served as editor of two Buffalo newspapers. During the Civil War he was a surgeon at Fort Monroe and later, Surgeon-in-Chief of the Army of the South-West in New Orleans. In 1866, he moved to Newark, N.J. (Essex County), where he edited the Newark Daily Advertiser until his death in 1884. His son, William Tallmadge Hunt (1854-1916), was also a prominent Newark editor.

From the description of Papers, 1834-1892. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 38762757

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Birth 1825

Death 1884

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