Samuel Hooper
Born: February 3, 1808
Birthplace: Marblehead, Massachusetts
Father: John Hooper 1776 – 1854
(Buried: Hooper Tomb, Marblehead, Massachusetts)
Mother: Eunice Hooper 1781 – 1866
Wife: Anne Sturgis 1813 – 1884
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Children:
Anne M. Hooper Lothrop 1835 – 1883
(Buried: Central Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Agent for Importing Firms traveler in countries until 1832
1841 – 1859: Business partner of William Appleton and Company
1851 – 1853: Massachusetts State Representative
1855: Author of Currency or Money: its nature and uses
1858: Massachusetts State Senator
1859 – 1875: Owner of Samuel Hooper and Company
1860: Author of An Examination of the theory and Effects of law
1860: Massachusetts Delegate Republican Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: His home was headquarters for George McClellan
1861 – 1875: United States Congressman from Massachusetts
1861 – 1867: Member of House Ways and Means Committee
1865: Supporter and Voter for 13th Amendment to Constitution
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1869: Member of House Banking and Currency Committee
1866: Author of A defense of the merchants of Boston
1866: Delegate to Philadelphia Pennsylvania Loyalist Convention
1869 – 1871: House Chairman of House Ways and Means
1869 – 1871: Member of House Enrolled Bills Committee
1871 – 1873: House Chairman of Banking and Currency
1871 – 1875: House Chairman of Coinage, Weights and Measures
1871 – 1873: Member of House Reforms in Civil Service Committee
1873 – 1875: Member of House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1861 – 1875: Missed 1,241 Roll Call Votes in U.S. Congress
1874: Decided not be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
Died: February 14, 1875
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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