[2] Born in Lambertville, New Jersey on November 25, 1908,[3] Hunt attended Newark Business School for three years.

[4] After his time in the military, Hunt resumed his career in the state police, eventually heading the force's narcotics squad in the South Jersey.

[4] He supported no-knock warrants and pre-trial detention, and once remarked during his time in Congress, "Our difficulty today is that we have not handcuffed the criminals.

[4] His staunch support for President Richard Nixon throughout the Watergate scandal was cited as a factor in his defeat.

[4] Hunt was a longtime resident of Pitman, New Jersey, where he was vice president of a real estate firm from 1978 to 1981.