John Hunt

John Hunt, D.D. (21 January 1827 – 12 April 1907) was a Scottish cleric, theologian and historian. He was known for his liberal views, and his work Religious Thought in England. Life He was born in the Bridgend parish of Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland, and matriculated at University of St Andrews in 1847. He was ordained deacon in the Church of England in 1855, and priest 1857. Hunt was curate of Deptford, Sunderland from 1855 to 1859; and in churches in and about London until 1877, when, on nomination of Dean Stanley, he was appointed vicar of Otford, in Kent. Hunt was on the staff of The Contemporary Review from 1867 to 1877, and was a contributor to other periodicals. In theology he was liberal. He was created D.D. of the University of St Andrews in 1878.