Ben W. Hooper
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 67 years ago |
Date of birth | October 13,1870 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Newport |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 18,1957 |
Died | Carson Springs |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Party | Republican Party |
Years of service | 1898–1899 |
Books | The Unwanted Boy: The Autobiography of Governor Ben W. Hooper |
Job | Lawyer |
Politician | |
Education | Carson-Newman University |
Previous position | Governor of Tennessee (1911–1915), Tennessee State Representative (1893–1897) |
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ID | 1092843 |
Ben W. Hooper Life story
Ben Walter Hooper, was an American politician who served two terms as the 31st governor of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915. Elected as a Fusionist candidate, he was one of just three Republicans to hold the office from the end of Reconstruction to the last quarter of the 20th century.