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This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (February 2010) Thomas J. De la Hunt Born Thomas James De la Hunt, Jr. November 9, 1866 Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, United States Died July 3, 1933 (age 66) Virginia Place, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, United States Resting place Cliff Cemetery, Cannelton, Indiana Occupation Writer, Historian Language English Nationality American Ethnicity Irish American Citizenship United States Alma mater Purdue University, University of the South Genres Historical Subjects Indiana History Relative(s) Joshua Brannon Huckeby (grandfather), Charles Holland Mason (uncle) Thomas James De la Hunt, Jr. (November 9, 1866– July 3, 1933) was an American newspaper columnist, writer, and historian. He served as President and Secretary of the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society for a number of years. He was well known for his writings concerning the area of Indiana known as "the Pocket" and was considered an authority on the history of Southern Indiana. Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Later life 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links // Background He was born in Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana to Major Thomas James De la Hunt, Sr. (1835–1872) and his wife, Isabelle (Huckeby) De la Hunt (1845–1909). He had one other sibling, Charles Mason De la Hunt who died in 1869. His father was an immigrant from County Tipperary, Ireland. His mother was the daughter of J. B. Huckeby, an Indiana legislator and prominent Cannelton lawyer. He never married. Career His early education was received from his mother and in the Cannelton public schools. Afterwards he attended Sewanee University (now University of the South) at Sewanee, Tennessee and studied architecture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Upon leaving college, he taught seven years in the Cannelton public schools and gave instructions in music to private students. He was involved in the insurance business for several years. During his later years, he devoted his time entirely to writing and historical research. He wrote and produced the pageant given in 1916 at Cannelton to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of Indiana to the Union. In connection with the same celebration, he also wrote a History of Perry County, recognized by authorities as unexcelled in that particular field. He achieved further distinction in southern Indiana with his column "The Pocket Periscope" featured over a number of years in the "Evansville Courier and Journal." In this column he presented a series of historical sketches of particular interest to the "Pocket Section" of Indiana. He was also correspondent of the "Indianapolis News," the "Louisville Courier Journal," and the Owensboro, Kentucky "Messenger". He edited the Cannelton column in the "Tell City News" over a period of about eight years. At various times he did special research and catalogue work for a number of libraries in southern Indiana. Many of his writings were published in the "Indiana History Bulletin" and the "Indiana Magazine of History." Later life Until incapacitated by ill health he was active in patriotic and historical organizations and took great pride in his membership in the same. In the Sons of the American Revolution he served as Vice President and Treasurer for Indiana over a period of years. In the Indiana Pioneer Society he served on various committees. He was President and Secretary of the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society for several years. In 1931 and 1932 he was President of the Perry County Historical Society. He also served as President of the Indiana Authors Club and was a charter member of the Men's Community Bible Class of Cannelton. He died at his home "Virginia Place" in Cannelton, Indiana on July 3, 1933, at age 66 years old. His house, the "Virginia Place" is still standing and is rumoured by local citizens to be haunted. A book was published about this house in 2007 by Jill Harris Newton called "Ghosts of the Virginia Place." Bibliography The Pageant of Perry County, 1814-1916. (1916) Perry County: A History. (1916) History of the New Harmony Working Men's Institute, New Harmony, Indiana: founded by William Maclure, 1838-1927. (1927) See also History of Indiana New Harmony, Indiana Perry County, Indiana Southern Indiana Southwestern Indiana References De la Hunt, Thomas James. Perry County, A History. Indianapolis, 1916. Tell City News, July 7, 1933 issue: Thomas De la Hunt, Noted Writer and Historian Passes. Banta, Richard Elwell (ed.). Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816-1916. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1949. External links Thomas James De la Hunt, Jr. at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2010-2-10 Indiana Historical Society: Thomas James De la Hunt Papers, 1916-1921 Persondata Name De La Hunt, Thomas J. Alternative names Short description Date of birth November 9, 1866 Place of birth Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, United States Date of death July 3, 1933 Place of death Virginia Place, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, United States