| John Gunning Hunter | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1859 |
| Death Date: | 11 June 1926 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Indian Army |
| Rank: | Major-General |
| Commands: | 35th Division |
| Battles: | First World War |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General John Gunning Hunter (1 November 1859 – 11 June 1926) was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.
Educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Hunter was commissioned into the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot on 1 May 1878. He transferred to the British Indian Army and, after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1878 to 1880, commanded the 7th Battalion, Jat Regiment.[1]
He saw action during the First World War and served as commander of the 105th Brigade from its formation until 16 April 1916[2] and, during that period, briefly commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis from 1 July 1915 to 5 July 1915. He was promoted to major-general under special appointment to the War Office in September 1917.[1]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1913 Birthday Honours.