Mr. Hungerford was educated in the public schools of East Haddam, at Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Mass., and at Yale College, graduating from the latter institution in 1875. He also studied mining engineering at the Royal Saxon School in Freiberg, Saxony. He began the active practice of his profession in the gold mines of Northern Georgia. Subsequently he was in the mines of the Lake Superior region in Michigan and afterward in those of Colorado and New Mexico. Finally he became Superintendent of mines for the Lowmoor Iron Company in Virginia. In 1889 Mr. Hungerford came to Jersey City, N. J., as manager of W. Ames & Company, manufacturers of bar iron, railroad spikes, bolts, nuts, etc., which position he still holds, being also a partner in the firm. In all of these capacities he has displayed great native ability and enterprise. He is one of the ablest mining engineers in East Jersey, and in both business and professional matters has achieved eminent success.

In polities Mr. Hungerford is a stanch Republican. He has been a member of the Board of Council of Arlington, where he resides, and is prominent and influential in the community. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the University Club and First Congregational Church of Jersey City, and the Third Ward Republican Club of Kearny. His activity in professional, business, social, and political affairs has brought him into wide prominence, and attests his popularity and the confidence and esteem in which he is held.