Benjamin Stephen Hooper (March 6, 1835 – January 17, 1898) was an American farmer and Confederate States Army veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1883 to 1885.
Benjamin Stephen Hooper | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Jorgensen |
Succeeded by | James D. Brady |
Personal details | |
Born | Buckingham, Virginia | March 6, 1835
Died | January 17, 1898 Farmville, Virginia | (aged 62)
Resting place | Westview Cemetery[1] Farmville, Virginia |
Political party | Readjuster |
Profession | tobacco farmer |
Military service | |
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Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Biography
editBorn near Buckingham, Virginia, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the manufacture of tobacco.
Civil War
editHe served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
Congress
editHooper was elected as Readjuster to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). After leaving Congress, he resumed mercantile pursuits at Farmville, Virginia. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.
Death and burial
editHe died in Farmville on January 17, 1898. He was interred in Westview Cemetery.
Electoral history
edit1882: Hooper was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 75.46% of the vote, defeating Democrat William A. Reese and Republican Tazewell Branch.
Notes
edit- ^ "Benjamin Stephen Hooper". Find A Grave. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Capt Benjamin S Hooper". The Farmville Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Benjamin Stephen Hooper (id: H000763)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-04
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress