Edmund John Glyn Hooper
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Addington (electoral district)
Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867....
in the 1st Parliament of Ontario
1st Parliament of Ontario
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and Lennox
Lennox (electoral district)
Lennox was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.
He was born in Devon
Devon
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shire, England
England
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in 1818 and came to Quebec City
Quebec City
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with his parents in 1819. He served in the local militia during the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
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. In 1843, he moved to Lennox County
Lennox County, Ontario
Lennox County is a historic county in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario.As an upper-tier municipality, the county of Lennox was created on paper in 1792, but has never existed as a discrete municipal entity. From 1792 until 1864, it was part of the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox...
and established himself as a lumber merchant with his brother Augustus
Augustus Hooper
Augustus Frederick Garland Hooper was a merchant, timber dealer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Devonshire, England in 1814 and came to Quebec City with his family in 1819. In 1843, he moved to Newburgh and established the firm A & D Hooper with his brother, Douglas...
. He built a sawmill in Frontenac County
Frontenac County, Ontario
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which burned down in 1855. He then set up a store in Camden East; he moved to Napanee in 1863 and opened another store there. In the same year, he was appointed treasurer for the provisional council of the Counties of Lennox and Addington
Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
Lennox and Addington County, Ontario is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Greater Napanee. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario.It includes the following municipalities:...
. In 1879, he was forced to resign from his position as treasurer when funds were found to be missing; Hooper declared bankruptcy because he was declared indebted to the county.
He died in Napanee in 1889.