American judge and politician (1792–1858)
James Hooker (July 12, 1792 – September 2, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York .
Hooker was born inWindsor ,Hartford County, Connecticut , on July 12, 1792. He was the son of Captain James Hooker (1742–1805), a merchant, and his third wife, Mary (née Chaffee) Hooker.[ 1]
Hooker graduated fromYale College in 1810,[ 2] Litchfield Law School .[ 3]
He wasSurrogate of Dutchess County from 1828 to 1840. In 1836, he was apresidential elector . In February 1840, he was elected by theNew York State Legislature one of thecanal commissioners and was legislated out of office by the Act of May 6, 1844, which re-organized the Canal Commission.[ 4]
Hooker married Helen Sarah Reade (1790–1879),[ 5] Catherine Livingston Reade (1756–1829).[ 6] [ 7]
Catherine Livingston Hooker (1817–1867),[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Hooker died in 1858 inPoughkeepsie ,Dutchess County, New York .[ 2]
Through his daughter Catherine, he was the grandfather ofJames Hooker Hamersley (1844–1901),[ 12] Charles Dickinson Stickney (1858–1916), and Catherine Livingston Hamersley (1850–1873), who married John Henry Livingston (1848–1927).[ 9] [ 13] [ 14]
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(*) elected but declined; (**) elected but died before taking office
