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Benjamin Stephen Hooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	Joseph Jorgensen
Succeeded by	James D. Brady
Personal details
Born	(1835-03-06)March 6, 1835 Buckingham, Virginia
Died	January 17, 1898(1898-01-17) (aged 62) Farmville, Virginia
Resting place	Westview Cemetery Farmville, Virginia
Political party	Readjuster
Profession	tobacco farmer
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Captain (CSA)
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Benjamin Stephen Hooper (March 6, 1835 – January 17, 1898) was an American farmer and Confederate States Army veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1883 to 1885.

Biography

Born near Buckingham, Virginia, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the manufacture of tobacco.

Civil War

He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Congress

Hooper was elected as Readjuster to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). After leaving Congress, he resumed mercantile pursuits at Farmville, Virginia. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.

Death and burial

He died in Farmville on January 17, 1898. He was interred in Westview Cemetery.

Electoral history

1882: Hooper was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 75.46% of the vote, defeating Democrat William A. Reese and Republican Tazewell Branch.

Notes

1. "Benjamin Stephen Hooper". Find A Grave. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
2. "Capt Benjamin S Hooper". The Farmville Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

References

• United States Congress. "Benjamin S. Hooper (id: H000763)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-04

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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