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William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, along with fellow North Carolinians Joseph Hewes and John Penn.
Digital History ID 12. Author: William Hooper. Date:1836. Annotation: William Hooper was sent by Boston merchants to develop Hawaii’s first sugar plantation. His mission was not simply to produce sugar, but introduce “free labor” to the Islands. Document: Just one year to day since I commenced work on this plantation, during which I have ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 10100. Source citation. Declaration of Independence Signer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a minister. His father wanted him to become a minister like himself, but young William wanted to study law. He graduated from Harvard University at age 18, then studied law under the tutelage of James Otis, a strongly ...
William Hooper was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 28, 1742. He graduated from Harvard College in 1760, continued his studies in the law, and settled in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1767. In 1773, he was elected to represent New Hanover County in the House of Burgesses of North Carolina, and he continued until Royal Governor Josiah ...
Mar 28, 2022 · William Hooper Councill, educator and race leader, was born into slavery in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on July 12, 1849. His parents were both slaves on the Councill plantation. When William was five, his father escaped to Canada and tried unsuccessfully to obtain freedom for his family. In 1857, William, his mother, and his brother, Cicero ...
William Hooper was the eldest of five children born in Boston, Massachusetts to William Hooper and Mary Dennie. William’s father was a minister from Scotland, who had studied at the University of Edinburgh before moving to Boston. His mother’s father was a well-respected Boston merchant.
Jun 17, 2016 · Prominent Patriot William Hooper. On June 17, 1742, William Hooper, one of North Carolina’s three signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born. Hooper grew up in Boston and attended Harvard before moving to Wilmington and opening a law office there in 1764. Within a few years he was active in politics.
