James Hooker (New York politician)

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James Hooker
Born July 12, 1792
Windsor, Connecticut
Died September 2, 1858
Poughkeepsie, New York
Alma mater Yale College
Litchfield Law School
Spouse(s) Helen Sarah Reade
Children 2
Parent(s) James Hooker
Mary Chaffee
Relatives James Hooker Hamersley (grandson)

James Hooker (July 12, 1792 – September 2, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life

Hooker was born in Windsor, 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 from Yale College in 1810,[2] and then studied law at the Litchfield Law School.[3]

Career

He was Surrogate of Dutchess County from 1828 to 1840. In 1836, he was a presidential elector. In February 1840, he was elected by the New York State Legislature one of the canal commissioners and was legislated out of office by the Act of May 6, 1844, which re-organized the Canal Commission.[4]

Personal life

He married Helen Sarah Reade (1790–1879),[5] the daughter of John Reade (1745–1808) and Catherine Livingston Reade (1756–1829).[6] Together, they had two daughters, including:[7]

  • Catherine Livingston Hooker (1817–1867),[8] who married Col. John William Hamersley (1808–1889).[9][10][11]

He died in 1858 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.[2]

Descendants

Through his daughter Catherine, he was the grandfather of James Hooker Hamersley (1844–1901),[12] Helen Reade Hamersley (1849–1911), who married Charles Dickinson Stickney (1858–1916), and Catherine Livingston Hamersley (1850–1873), who married John Henry Livingston (1848–1927).[9][13][14]

References

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