Andrew Murray Hunt

Andrew Murray Hunt (August 12, 1859[1] – December 8, 1930) was an American electrical and mechanical engineer who served on the Naval Consulting Board during the First World War and was president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1921 and 1922. His obituary in The New York Times describes him as "nationally eminent".[2]

Andrew Murray Hunt
Born(1859-08-12)August 12, 1859
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died(1930-12-08)December 8, 1930
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy

Biography

Andrew Murray Hunt was born in Sioux City, Iowa,[3] where his father, also Andrew Murray Hunt, was a physician;[1] he had two brothers. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1879.[2]

Hunt founded the Mare Island Naval Shipyard's chemical laboratory and in 1894, became chief of the Department of Mechanical Arts in San Francisco, while still serving in the navy. He then worked as a consulting engineer in that city, with projects including a power plant for Claus Spreckels. In 1915, he was appointed the head of the Peyton, Hunt Company, Inc. in New York.[2]

In 1915, during the First World War, he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board, as a representative of the American Society of Civil Engineers, working in Washington, D.C. from 1917.[2][3][4]

He served as president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1921 and 1922.[2]

He died in Berkeley, California on December 8, 1930.[2]

References
  1. "Murray Hunt". Sioux City Journal. December 18, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "Andrew M. Hunt, Engineer, Is Dead. Graduate of Naval Academy in 1879. Served on World War Consulting Board With Edison". The New York Times. December 9, 1930. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  3. "Andrew Hunt's Funeral Held". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1930. p. 19. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. "Navy Advisory Board". Proceedings of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. 34 (10): 234–235. 1915. doi:10.1109/PAIEE.1915.6590224.
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