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Early life
Robert Hunter Biden was born on February 4, 1970 in Wilmington, the largest city in the state of Delaware. His father, Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr. (b. 1942), was a lawyer and an aspiring politician at the time. Meanwhile, his mother, Neilia Hunter (1942 - 1972), was a teacher at St. Catherine of Sienna School. He was the second-born of the Bidens' three children. Biden and his older brother were seriously injured in a car crash that ended up killing his mother and younger sister Naomi on December 18, 1972. Beau was left with a few broken bones whereas Hunter's skull fractured and his brain was severely traumatised. The two brothers were in hospital for a few months. In the hospital, his grief-stricken father was sworn into the U.S. Senate in January 1973.

For years, Hunter and Beau would encourage their father to remarry. They were introduced to Jill Jacobs in 1975, who would become their stepmother in 1977. Biden's half-sister Ashley Blazer was born in 1981.

Early career
His first job after graduating law school was a consultant position at the bank holding company MBNA in 1996. The employees donated over $200,000 into Joe Biden's senate campaigns. MBNA's hiring of Hunter caused controversy because his father (Joe) had lobbied for credit card legislation. The legislation was beneficial to the credit card industry hence was supported by MBNA during Hunter's time at the bank. However, it also made protection from bankruptcy more difficult. This led to Byron York of 'National Review' giving Joe the nickname, years later, "the senator from MBNA" referencing his close relationship with the company. By 1998, Hunter Biden had risen to the rank of executive vice president at MBNA. Biden left the company in 1998.

Next, he served at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and focused on e-commerce policy for the Clinton administration. Biden then became a lobbyist, co-founding the firm of 'Oldaker, Biden & Belair'. According to Adam Entous of 'The New Yorker', Biden and his father established a relationship in which "[the father] wouldn't ask Hunter about his lobbying clients, and Hunter wouldn't tell his father about them."

Hunter Biden was appointed to a five-year term on the Amtrak board of directors by President George W. Bush in 2006. Biden was the board's vice chairman from July 2006 to January 2009. He resigned from the board after his father became vice president. During his father's vice-presidential campaign, Biden said that it was time for his lobbying activities to end.