[4] His work displayed his support for the Conservative Party of Canada and criticized Liberals such as Wilfrid Laurier, as well as French Canadians, Catholics, and Americans.

[5] Hunter was born in Millbrook in Canada West[6] in March 1859, and first started showing his talent for caricature during his time as a schoolboy.

[5] His first published work as an illustrator appeared in 1882,[7] with his first political cartoons commissioned by John Wilson Bengough for the satirical magazine Grip in Toronto.

[5] His work displayed his support for the Conservative Party of Canada and criticized Liberals such as Wilfrid Laurier, French Canadians, Catholics, and Americans.

[5] He had also worked for the Toronto News[11] For three months every summer, Hunter stayed at "Pepacton", a cottage on the McCracken's Shore of Stony Lake, which became a gathering place for artists, writers and musicians.