Lester C. Hunt

ABOUT LESTER C. HUNT

Politician, member of the Democratic party, and dentist from the state of Wyoming who served as its 19th Governor from 1943 to 1949. He was also a US Senator from 1949 until his suicide in 1954.

He graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University and then worked as a railroad switchman, while studying to become a dentist.

He committed suicide with a rifle while sitting at his desk after several Republicans threatened to publicize information on his son's arrest for soliciting prostitution from a male undercover police officer.

He married Nathelle Hunt.

He and Bonnie Bartlett both studied at Northwestern.