Famous People with Name Hooper

Ruby T. Hooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruby T. Hooper: was an American dietitian and politician from North Carolina. Hooper made history when she became the first woman to run as a major party candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 1984.She ran as a Republican Party candidate in the 1984 North Carolina g

Ben Walter Hooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ben Walter Hooper: was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915.Then the Prohibition issue badly split the Democrats and a faction of them called "Independents" endorsed Hooper, the challenger for governor, leading to his election. During legislative sessio

James Robert Hooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Robert Hooper: was a former member of the Maryland Senate.Hooper was elected to the Maryland state senate in 1998. He was sworn in on January 13, 1999 to represent District 35 in Harford County. The hallmark of his work was constituent service.

William Henry Hooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Henry Hooper: was a U.S. Congressional delegate from the Territory of Utah. Hooper was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress, being defe

Edmund John Glyn Hooper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edmund John Glyn Hooper: was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Addington in the 1st Parliament of Ontario and Lennox in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.He served in the local militia during the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1843, he moved to Lennox County and established himself as a lumber merchant with his brother Augustus. He built a sawmill in Frontenac County which burned down in 1855. He then set up a store in Camden East; he moved to Napanee in 1863 and opened another store there. In the same year, he was appointed treasurer for the provisional council of the Counties of Lennox and Addington.