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George Ward Hunt (30 July 1825 – 29 July 1877) was a British
United Kingdom

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 Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician and statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

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 and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1st and 2nd ministries of Benjamin Disraeli.

He was born at Buckhurst in Berkshire
Berkshire

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, the only surviving son of a minister, and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford

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, in 1851, and 21 November of that year was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple

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. He married Alice Eden, daughter of a bishop, in 1857, and finally entered the House of Commons
British House of Commons

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 as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

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 for Northamptonshire North, at the end of the year, having made several unsuccessful attempts previously.

He was a Secretary to the Treasury
Secretary to the Treasury

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 from 1866 to 1868, in the ministry of the 14th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was an England statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party ....
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George Ward Hunt
George Ward Hunt (30 July 1825 – 29 July 1877) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
 politician and statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet of the United Kingdom Minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters....
 and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1st and 2nd ministries of Benjamin Disraeli.

He was born at Buckhurst in Berkshire
Berkshire

Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...
, the only surviving son of a minister, and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
, in 1851, and 21 November of that year was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London which may call members to the Bar association and so entitle them to practise as barristers....
. He married Alice Eden, daughter of a bishop, in 1857, and finally entered the House of Commons
British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
 as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Northamptonshire North, at the end of the year, having made several unsuccessful attempts previously.

He was a Secretary to the Treasury
Secretary to the Treasury

In the United Kingdom, there are five Secretaries to the Treasury, officials officially acting as secretaries to the HM Treasury board. The origins of the office are unclear, although it probably originated during William Cecil tenure as Lord Treasurer in the 16th century....
 from 1866 to 1868, in the ministry of the 14th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was an England statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party ....
. He was then appointed to the Exchequer when Disraeli took office.

By repute, when he presented his one and only Budget
Budget

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 speech to parliament he discovered that he had left the ministerial "Red Box" containing it at home. This is said to be the start of the tradition that, when a Chancellor leaves for the House of Commons on Budget Day, he shows the assembled crowd the box by holding it aloft.

Hunt was appointed to the Admiralty
Admiralty

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 for Disraeli's second ministry, serving from 1874 until his death from gout
Gout

Gout is a crystal deposition disease hallmarked by elevated levels of uric acid in the Circulatory system. In this condition, crystals of monosodium urate or uric acid are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues....
 in 1877.

Although he was considered competent at finance, his turn at the Admiralty was, for a long time, not much admired. Recently however, this attitude has shifted.

A very heavy-set person, he is said to have been responsible for the semicircle that is cut out from the end of the table in the Admiralty Board Room.

Canada's Ward Hunt Island
Ward Hunt Island

Ward Hunt Island is a small island in the Arctic Ocean, off the north coast of Ellesmere Island. Its northern cape is one of the northernmost elements of land in Canada....
 was named after him.

His residence was Wadenhoe
Wadenhoe

Wadenhoe is a village in the England county of Northamptonshire,Forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire and the civil parish of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, Wadenhoe is located on the banks of the River Nene, approximately 4 miles away from Thrapston and 10 miles away from Kettering The Nene Way long distance footpath pas...
 House in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the England East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the United Kingdom Census 2001....
. He died at Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg

Bad Homburg vor der H?he is the main town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel ....
, Germany.