Sir George Burton Hunter (19 December 1845 – 21 January 1937) was an English shipbuilder based on Tyneside.
Career
Born in Sunderland, Hunter was a pupil under Thomas Meek before being apprenticed to William Pile, his cousin.[1] In 1869 he moved to Clydeside where he worked for R. Napier & Sons.[1] He returned to Wearside in 1873 and formed a partnership with S. P. Austin; this partnership was dissolved in 1879 and instead Burton became Manager of a new firm known as C. S. Swan & Hunter on Tyneside.[1] By 1893 the firm was the largest shipbuilder on Tyneside.[1] The business was incorporated in 1895 with Hunter as Chairman.[1]