Samuel Hooper
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1863 – February 14, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander H. Rice |
| Succeeded by | Rufus S. Frost |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district |
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In office December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | William Appleton |
| Succeeded by | John B. Alley |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1858 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1851–1853 |
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February 3, 1808 Marblehead, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | February 14, 1875 (aged 67) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician, Agent, Importer |
Samuel Hooper (February 3, 1808 – February 14, 1875) was a businessman and member of congress from Massachusetts.
Hooper was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Robert Hooper, was a shipping merchant and later served as president of the Grand Bank of Marblehead. After a common school education, Hooper traveled aboard his father's shipping vessels as supercargo. He is known to have visited Cuba, Russia, and Spain.
In 1832 Hooper married Ann Sturgis, daughter of William F. Sturgis, and he became a junior partner in the Boston firm of Bryant and Sturgis, merchants in the California hide trade, trade with the Pacific Northwest, and trade with China.
In 1841, Hooper partnered with counting house owner and merchant shipper William Appleton to form William Appleton and Company. Soon the firm was engaged in the California hide trade, trade with the Pacific Northwest, and trade with China. The firm acquired additional partners in 1851 when Appleton joined the Massachusetts congressional deligation.
In 1859, Appleton retired from William Appleton and Company. Hooper reorganized the firm with partner Franklin Gordon Dexter, and they adopted the name Samuel Hooper and Company. The firm continued operations after Hooper's death.
Hooper was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1853. He later served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1858.
Upon the resignation of his friend and former partner, Congressman William Appleton from the United States House of Representatives, Hooper was elected to fill the seat, representing Massachusetts's fifth district in the 37th Congress.
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