Went to Oxmoor Alabama in 1876 and was employed in the blast furnace managed by James Thomas.

The rudiments of his education were gained in the schools here, and afterward he spent three years at Swarthmore College and one year at Lafayette College. Having assisted his father considerably and thus gained a practical knowledge of the iron business, he went to Alabama in 1876 and was employed in the blast furnace managed by James Thomas. In 1877 he returned to Catasauqua, where he was engaged as machinist. In 1878 he went to South America in the employ of Mackay, Scott & Co., and was engaged as a mechanical engineer on the Madeira River. The object of the Collins expedition, as it was called, was to construct a railroad from the foot of the Falls of San Antonio to the head of navigation. Six months were spent in South America, but the expedition proving a failure, the party returned to the United States.

March 15, 1879, Mr. Hunt entered the employ of the Lehigh Firebrick Company as manager, and has since been connected with the works. The plant was started in 1868 by McHoe & Ritter, but the frame building occupied by them was burned to the ground in 1872. It was rebuilt by Joshua Hunt and Samuel and John Thomas. In 1883 the company was incorporated with a capital stock of $120,000, Joshua Hunt being Chairman, and David Hunt Secretary and Treasurer. Since the death of the former gentleman the position of Chairman has been filled by Hope Hepburn. On the 1st of December, 1892. our subject formed a partnership with L. H. McHose, and they now lease and run the concern. The clay used in the manufacture of the firebrick is shipped from New Jersey. The main buildings are two stories in height, and l41-1/2 x 65 feet in dimensions. Another two-story structure, 65 x 65, is used, together with the kiln buildings, 72x42-1/2, and the stock house, 80x65. A switch has been built to the Crane Iron Company, and every facility added for the successful management of the business. McHose & Hunt lease ninety acres of clay beds near Amboy, N. J., comprising a valuable property.

Besides the company with which the name of Mr. Hunt is closely associated, he is also interested in other enterprises, is a stockholder in the Catasauqua Manufacturing Company, the Thomas Iron Company, the Catasauqua National Bank, The Lehigh Valley Railroad, and holds membership in the Firebrick Manfacturers' Association. He owns twenty-seven acres adjoining the city, on the Howertown road. In political views he is a Republican, and firm in his allegiance to party principles.