HUNT, Timothy Atwater, naval officer, was born at New Haven, Conn., in 1805. He was the son of John and Betsey (Atwater) Hunt. His mother was a daughter of Timothy Atwater, and she died in 1820. He was educated at Yale College, and entered the navy as a midshipman in 1825. He was promoted through the regular gradations to the rank of commodore in 1863. He commanded the supply ship Electra during the Mexican war, and was captain of the Narragansett at the opening of the civil war, when he was attached to the Pacific squadron. He was inspector of ordnance from 1855 to 1859, and again from 1863 to 1867. Later he was on special service at New London, Conn. In 1867 he was retired, and remained upon the reserve list until his death at New Haven, Conn., Jan. 21, 1884.
