William Henry Hooper (December 25, 1813 – December 30, 1882) was a U.S. Congressional delegate from the

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. Born in

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, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and moved to

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in 1835 and settled in

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, where he engaged in trade on the

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. While in Illinois, he became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a

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and moved to

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in 1850 and settled in

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. Hooper was secretary of Utah Territory in 1857 and 1858. Hooper was elected as a

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to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress, being defeated by John Milton Bernhisel. Hooper served as member of the

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in 1862. On October 10, 1867, Hooper became a member of the

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. Hooper was elected to the Thirty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872 and was succeeded by George Q. Cannon. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and mining operations in Salt Lake City. Hooper was superintendent of Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) from 1873 to 1877, and its president from 1877 to 1882. He served as president of the Deseret National Bank, Salt Lake City, from 1872 until his death in Salt Lake City. He was interred in Salt Lake City Cemetery. Hooper is the namesake of

Hooper, Utah Hooper is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States, first called Muskrat Springs and later Hooperville for Captain William Henry Hooper, an early Utah delegate to Congress. The population was 9,087 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 figu ...

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