Charles E. Hooker
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Charles Edward Hooker was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Union, South Carolina
, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina.
He attended the common schools, and graduated from Harvard Law School
in 1846.
He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Jackson, Mississippi
.
He served as district attorney of the river district 1850-1854.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1859.
He resigned to enter the Confederate States Army
as a private during the Civil War
.
He became lieutenant and later captain in the First Regiment of Mississippi Light Artillery.
He was promoted to the rank of colonel of Cavalry.
Hooker was elected attorney general of Mississippi in 1865 and the same year was removed with the other officers of the State by the military authorities.
Hooker was again elected to the position in 1868.
He resumed the practice of law in Jackson, Mississippi
.
Hooker was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1883).
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
Hooker was elected to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1895).
Hooker was again elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903).
He continued the practice of law in Jackson, Mississippi
, where he died January 8, 1914.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Union, South Carolina
Union, South Carolina
Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater...
, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina.
He attended the common schools, and graduated from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1846.
He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
.
He served as district attorney of the river district 1850-1854.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1859.
He resigned to enter the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as a private during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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He became lieutenant and later captain in the First Regiment of Mississippi Light Artillery.
He was promoted to the rank of colonel of Cavalry.
Hooker was elected attorney general of Mississippi in 1865 and the same year was removed with the other officers of the State by the military authorities.
Hooker was again elected to the position in 1868.
He resumed the practice of law in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
.
Hooker was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1883).
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
Hooker was elected to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1895).
Hooker was again elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903).
He continued the practice of law in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, where he died January 8, 1914.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.