George Le Hunte

Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte GCMG (20 August 1852 – 29 January 1925) was a British politician.

[1][2] He was born in Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of George and Mary Le Hunte.

[3] Le Hunte served as President of Dominica (1887–94), secretary of Barbados (1894–97) and Mauritius (1897); and Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea (1899–1903).

[4] As South Australian Governor, Le Hunte became the first patron of the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia when it was formed in 1903.

The District Council of Le Hunte in the north of Eyre Peninsula was named after him before it was changed to Wudinna District Council in 2008.