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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (December 22, 1877 – February 22, 1934) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Hooper was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 22, 1877 and moved to Michigan with his parents, who settled in
Joseph L. Hooper
at The Political Graveyard * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooper, Joseph Lawrence 1877 births 1934 deaths American Congregationalists Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
Joseph Lawrence Hooper (December 22, 1877 – February 22, 1934) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Hooper was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 22, 1877 and moved to Michigan with his parents, who settled in Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle C ...
in 1891. He attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar
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in 1899, and commenced practice in Battle Creek. He was circuit court commissioner of Calhoun County, 1901–1903; prosecuting attorney of Calhoun County, 1903–1907; and city attorney of Battle Creek, 1916–1918. He was also a Congregationalist and a member of the Freemasons
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Hooper was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 3rd congressional district to the 69th United States Congress
The 69th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 ...
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Arthur B. Williams
Arthur Bruce Williams (January 27, 1872 – May 1, 1925) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Williams was born in Ashland, Ohio on January 27, 1872, and attended the common schools of Eaton County, Michigan. He gradu ...
. He was reelected to the 70th and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from August 18, 1925, until his death in Washington, D.C. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek.
See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
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Joseph L. Hooper
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