o , ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools . ▁He ▁was ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁law ▁department ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁University ▁in ▁To led o ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁State ▁convent ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Hunter ▁was ▁an ▁alternate ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Con vent ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁sen ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Hunter ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - fif th , ▁Se vent y - six th , ▁and ▁Se vent y - se vent h ▁Congress es ▁( J anu ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 – J anu