Dwight D. Huntington (1851-1938) Prospect 437

D.W. Huntington

Dwight Williams Huntington

 He was an editor, author and many years a leader in the wild game conservation movement.

A native of Cincinnati, he wrote the first game breeding law to be enacted in the US. It was adopted by New York State in 1912 with the assistance of Franklin D. Roosevelt who was at that time the chairman of the NY Forest, Fish and Game Committee.

 He graduated from Yale University in 1873 and shortly thereafter was part of the Marsh Expedition to the Yellowstone and Northwest National Parks, collecting specimens for the Smithsonian and Yale. Later he took up the practice of law in Cincinnati and became a member of the Ohio Legislature from 1881-1883.

 He painted wildlife and western landscapes. Some of his work can still be seen today.

He wrote magazine articles on game conservation, one such magazine called "The Old Independent", used his writings for many years.

His first book on this topic was called; "In Brush, Sedge and Stubble", published in 1898. He also authored, "Our Feathered Game" in 1903,  "Our Big Game" in 1904, and "Our Wildfowl and Waders" in 1910.

In 1908 Mr. Huntington was editor at The Amateur Sportsman in New York and remained so until 1912, when he founded and was elected first president of the Game Conservation. The society then started publishing The Game Breeder Magazine. He was editor emeritus of the latter up until his death in 1938.

He was married to the former Mary Josephine Shade in 1900 and she died in 1916.

He had a son Dwight W. Huntington Jr. (buried at Arlington), a daughter, Mrs. Claire L. Glen, brother Fred Huntington, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Buckland.