Joseph L. Hooper | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's3rd district | |
| In office August 18, 1925 – February 22, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur B. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Henry M. Kimball |
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| Born | (1877-12-22)December 22, 1877 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1934(1934-02-22) (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Joseph Lawrence Hooper (December 22, 1877 – February 22, 1934) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
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Hooper was born inCleveland, Ohio on December 22, 1877 and moved to Michigan with his parents, who settled inBattle Creek, Michigan in 1891.[1] He attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1899, and commenced practice in Battle Creek.[1] He was circuit court commissioner ofCalhoun County, 1901–1903;[1] prosecuting attorney of Calhoun County, 1903–1907;[1] and city attorney of Battle Creek, 1916–1918.[1] He was also aCongregationalist and a member of theFreemasons.
Hooper was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 3rd congressional district to the69th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofArthur B. Williams.[1] He was reelected to the70th and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from August 18, 1925, until his death inWashington, D.C.[1] He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek.[1]
He married Leah Lucas in 1903; she died in 1910, and he married again in 1923 to Gertrude J. Clark. He was survived by his second wife and two daughters.[2]
He died suddenly, at his desk in Washington, D. C., on February 22, 1934.[3]
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| Preceded by | United States representative for the 3rd congressional district of Michigan August 18, 1925 – February 22, 1934 | Succeeded by |
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