Benjamin Stephen Hooper

Benjamin Stephen Hooper
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 (1835-03-06)March 6, 1835
Buckingham, Virginia
Died January 17, 1898(1898-01-17) (aged 62)
Farmville, Virginia
Resting place Farmville, Virginia
Political party Readjuster
Profession tobacco farmer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Battles/wars American Civil War

Benjamin Stephen Hooper (March 6, 1835 January 17, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Biography

Born near Buckingham, Virginia, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the manufacture of tobacco. He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Hooper was elected as Readjuster to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883 March 3, 1885). He resumed mercantile pursuits at Farmville, Virginia. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888. He died in Farmville on January 17, 1898. He was interred in the Farmville Cemetery.

Electoral history

1882: 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.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph Jorgensen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th congressional district

1883–1885
Succeeded by
James D. Brady


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