Warren B. Hooker
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Warren Brewster Hooker was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Perrysburg, New York
, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1879 and commenced practice in Forestville.
He served as special surrogate of Chautauqua County
1878-1881.
He moved to Tacoma, Washington
, and practiced there 1882-1884.
He returned to Fredonia, Pomfret Township, New York, and resumed his profession 1884-1898.
Supervisor of the town of Pomfret in 1889 and 1890.
Hooker was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-second
and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, until his resignation on November 10, 1898, before the close of the Fifty-fifth
Congress, having been appointed a justice of the supreme court of New York on that date.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors (Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth Congresses).
Hooker was elected to that office in 1899 for the term ending 1913.
He served as member of the appellate division 1902-1909.
He resumed the practice of law in Fredonia, New York
, in 1914.
He was appointed official referee of the State supreme court in 1919.
He died in Fredonia, New York
, March 5, 1920.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Perrysburg, New York
Perrysburg (town), New York
Perrysburg is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2000 census. The Town is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.The Town of Perrysburg is in the northeast corner of the county...
, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York
Forestville, New York
Forestville is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 770 at the 2000 census.The Village of Forestville is within the Town of Hanover and in the northeast part of the county....
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1879 and commenced practice in Forestville.
He served as special surrogate of Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County, New York
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1878-1881.
He moved to Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, and practiced there 1882-1884.
He returned to Fredonia, Pomfret Township, New York, and resumed his profession 1884-1898.
Supervisor of the town of Pomfret in 1889 and 1890.
Hooker was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second 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...
and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, until his resignation on November 10, 1898, before the close of the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
Congress, having been appointed a justice of the supreme court of New York on that date.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors (Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
and Fifty-fifth Congresses).
Hooker was elected to that office in 1899 for the term ending 1913.
He served as member of the appellate division 1902-1909.
He resumed the practice of law in Fredonia, New York
Fredonia, New York
Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 11,068 as of 2009.The Village of Fredonia is in the Town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie...
, in 1914.
He was appointed official referee of the State supreme court in 1919.
He died in Fredonia, New York
Fredonia, New York
Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 11,068 as of 2009.The Village of Fredonia is in the Town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie...
, March 5, 1920.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.