Nationality American Alma mater Vanderbilt University | Name Edwin Hunt | |
Born July 9, 1902 Jackson, Tennessee Died April 11, 1981(1981-04-11) (aged 78) Occupation Assistant Attorney General Known for US checkers champion in 1934 | ||
Edwin Francis Hunt (July 9, 1902 in Jackson, Tennessee – April 11, 1981) was an American draughts, or checkers, player who spent most of his life in Nashville. He was US champion in 1934.
His career was as a lawyer and as such he gained recognition as an appellate advocate and rose to the rank of Assistant Attorney General. He had studied at Vanderbilt University where he won the Founder's Medal twice.
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