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1772 erbautes Wohnhaus von General Francis Nash, William Hooper und Gouverneur William Alexander Graham. Sein letzter bekannter Wohnsitz, das Nash-Hooper-Haus steht noch heute in der 118 West Tryon street in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Built in 1772 by American Revolutionary War general Francis Nash, it was home from 1782–1790 to Founding Father William Hooper, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. It is the only known home of Hooper's to survive, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
1772 erbautes Wohnhaus von General Francis Nash, William Hooper und Gouverneur William Alexander Graham. Sein letzter bekannter Wohnsitz, das Nash-Hooper-Haus steht noch heute in der 118 West Tryon street in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
- Early Life
- Life in North Carolina
- American Revolution Involvement
- Post-Revolution Years
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Hooper was the first child of five, born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 17, 1742. His father, William Hooper, was a Scottish minister who studied at the University of Edinburgh prior to immigrating to Boston. His mother, Mary Dennie, was the daughter of John Dennie, a well-respected merchant from Massachusetts. Hooper's father had hoped that Will...
In 1764, Hooper moved temporarily to Wilmington, North Carolina, where he began to practice law and became the circuit court lawyer for Cape Fear. Hooper began to build a highly respected reputation in North Carolina among the wealthy farmers as well as fellow lawyers. Hooper increased his influence by representing the colonial government in severa...
Hooper's support of the colonial governments began to erode, causing problems for him because of his past support of Governor Tryon. Hooper had been labeled a Loyalist and therefore he was not immediately accepted by Patriots. Hooper eventually was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1773, where he became an opponent to colonial attem...
After the Revolution Hooper returned to his career in law, but he lost favor with the public because of his political stance. Hooper fell in line with the Federalist Party because of his influential connections, his mistrust of the lower class, and his widely criticized soft dealings with Loyalists, toward whom he was generally forgiving. This kind...
Broadwater, Jeff and Troy L. Kickler (eds.), North Carolina's Revolutionary Founders.Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2019.Fradin, Denis Brindell. The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence.New York: Walker and Company, 2002.Lossing, B.J. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Aledo, Tex.: WallBuilders Press, 2007.The Nash-Hooper House was built in 1772 by the Revolutionary patriot, General Francis Nash, on land formerly belonging to Isaac Edwards, secretary to Governor Tryon. William Hooper, signer of the Declaration of Independence, purchased it in 1782. It is the only home of a Signer now remaining in North Carolina.
During the American Revolution Hooper’s house was burned down and he spent time in hiding from the troops loyal to the British government. After the war he returned to practicing law, and in 1789 he was appointed a federal judge. Hooper died on October 14, 1790, in Hillsboro, North Carolina.
William Hooper, born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1742, graduated from Harvard College in 1760 and became a lawyer. He moved to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1767 and represented the town in the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1773. Hooper attended the Continental Congress in 1774 but resigned in 1776 to return home. Although he was ...
