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   William Hooper (June 17, 1742 – October 14, 1790) [1] was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician. [2] As a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina, Hooper signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence .

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3. northcarolinahistory.org › encyclopedia › williamWilliam Hooper (1742 – 1790) - North Carolina History Project

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   Learn about the life and career of William Hooper, a lawyer, politician, and patriot who represented North Carolina in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. Find out how he changed from a Loyalist to a revolutionary, faced persecution and illness, and supported the federal constitution.

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   William Hooper was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Patriot leader, a writer, and a lawyer in colonial North Carolina. He was born in 1742 in Boston, educated at Harvard, and practiced law in Wilmington and Hillsborough.

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   Learn about William Hooper, a lawyer and politician who became a signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina. He was a former British loyalist who changed his views after the Regulators' rebellion and the Stamp Act crisis.

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6. www.revolutionary-war.net › william-hooperWilliam Hooper | Facts, Early Life, Education, Revolution ...

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   Feb 18, 2020 · Learn about William Hooper, a North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Find out his early life, education, role in the Revolution, and final years.

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8. www.ushistory.org › declaration › signersSigners of the Declaration of Independence: William Hooper

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   William Hooper was a lawyer and politician from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He served in the Continental Congress, the General Assembly, and the Federal Court before his death in 1790.

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   May 18, 2018 · History. U.S. History: Biographies. William Hooper. Hooper, William. views 3,982,995 updated May 18 2018. Hooper, William. HOOPER, WILLIAM. (1742–1790). Signer. North Carolina. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 17 June 1742, William Hooper graduated from Harvard in 1760 and then studied law under James Otis.

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    Who was William Hooper?

    • William Hooper (June 17, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician. As a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina, Hooper signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence . Hooper was the first child of five, born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 17, 1742.

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    Why did William Hooper die?

    • A representative of North Carolina at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, William Hooper risked death and sacrificed his personal income to secure the creation of the United States. He later pursued a Federalist political ideology, which many North Carolinians disagreed with, and served as a federal judge until shortly before his death.

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    What did Hooper do for a living?

    • He published a series of successful essays under the signature "Hampden," now lost, challenging the bill and was even disbarred from practicing the law for challenging the government so strenuously. Mr. Hooper remained in the North Carolina Colonial Legislature from 1773-76.

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    Why did John Hooper go to Wilmington?

    • As British men-of-war filled Masonboro Sound, he sent his wife and children into Wilmington, thinking they would be safer there than on the run. As a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Hooper became a fugitive, hiding from house to house with friends in the Windsor and Edenton areas.

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