States Liberty ship named the SS Robert M. T. Hunter was launched. She was scrapped in 1971. As a former Speaker of the House, his portrait had been on display in the US Capitol. The portrait was removed from public display in the Speaker's Lobby outside the House Chamber after an order issued by the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, on June 18, 2020. In popular culture Hunter appeared in the 2012 film Lincoln, which included the Hampton Roads Conference. He was portrayed by Mike Shiflett. See also List of United States senators expelled or censured Notes References Further reading External links Retrocession of Alexandria – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8, 1846 1809 births 1887 deaths 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century American politicians American proslavery activists Candidates in the 1860 United States presidential election Executive members of the Cabinet of the Confederate States of America Confederate States of America senators Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Democratic Party United States senators from Virginia Deputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States Expelled United States senators Garnett family of Virginia Members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Essex County, Virginia People of Virginia in the American Civil War Speakers of the United States House of Representatives State treasurers of Virginia University of Virginia alumni Virginia lawyers Virginia state senators Virginia Whigs Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives Winchester Law School alumni Southern Historical Society