Artist.
Born at Ottawa, Ontario in 1901, he moved to Winnipeg with his family in 1911. He worked as a commercial artist for Brigdens for 45 years, until retirement in 1968, and serving as President of the Manitoba Society of Artists (1950-1952). He was a well-known photographer specializing in natural history and was a knowledgeable naturalist, active with the Natural History Society of Manitoba. On 28 December 1927, he married Myrtle Lillian Hunt (?-1985) at Winnipeg and they subsequently had a son, Robert Hunter. He died at Winnipeg on 14 January 1970 and his body was donated to the Manitoba Medical College.
Brother-in-law of Alexander Grant Dexter.
Marriage registration [Albert Percy Hunter, Myrtle Warner Hunt], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [A. P. Hunter], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 January 1970.
Obituary [Myrtle Hunter], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 1985, page 47.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 October 2026
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