Preceded by Joseph Jorgensen Profession tobacco farmer Party Readjuster Party Succeeded by James D. Brady Battles/wars American Civil War | Name Benjamin Hooper Resigned March 3, 1885 Political party Readjuster Role U.S. representative | |
Born March 6, 1835
Buckingham, Virginia ( 1835-03-06 ) Died January 17, 1898, Farmville, Virginia, United States Allegiance Confederate States of America | ||
Resting place Farmville, Virginia Battles and wars American Civil War Service/branch Confederate States Army | ||
Benjamin Stephen Hooper (March 6, 1835 – January 17, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
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Biography
Born near Buckingham, Virginia, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the manufacture of tobacco. He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
Hooper was elected as Readjuster to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). He resumed mercantile pursuits at Farmville, Virginia. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888. He died in Farmville on January 17, 1898. He was interred in the Farmville 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.