Memucan Hunt Jr.

Memucan Hunt
1st Republic of Texas Minister to the United States
In office
March 1837  October 1839
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byAnson Jones
3rd Secretary of the Navy of Texas
In office
December 13, 1838  May 1839
Preceded bySamuel Rhoads Fisher
Succeeded byLouis P. Cooke
Personal details
BornAugust 7, 1807
Vance County, North Carolina, US
DiedJune 5, 1856(1856-06-05) (aged 48)
Tipton County, Tennessee, US
NationalityTexan, American
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnne Taliaferro Howard
ResidenceSan Augustine, Texas

Memucan Hunt (August 7, 1807 – June 5, 1856) was the first Minister of Texas to the United States, Secretary of the Texas Navy, and an unsuccessful candidate for Vice-President of the Republic of Texas.