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'''William Hooper''' (b.June 28, 1742; d. October 14, 1790) is an [[American]] Founding Father. Hooper was a Harvard graduate, established his own a law firm and was appointed Deputy Attorney General for the Colony.  He was elected to General Assembly of [[North Carolina]] and he was a delegate from North Carolina to sign the [[Declaration of Independence]] in the [[Continental Congress]]. Also, Hooper would be a state Senator and Federal District Judge. He was known to be an aggressive opponent of [[British]] rule and taxation. <ref>[http://virtualology.com/williamhooper.net/ William Hooper, Virtuology.com]</ref>

'''William Hooper''' (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) is an [[American]] Founding Father. Hooper was a Harvard graduate, established his own a law firm and was appointed Deputy Attorney General for the Colony.  He was elected to General Assembly of [[North Carolina]] and he was a delegate from North Carolina to sign the [[Declaration of Independence]] in the [[Continental Congress]]. Also, Hooper would be a state Senator and Federal District Judge. He was known to be an aggressive opponent of [[British]] rule and taxation.<ref>[http://virtualology.com/williamhooper.net/ William Hooper, Virtuology.com]</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early life==

William Hooper was born in Boston, [[Massachusetts]] to a Scotch Congregationalist minister. His father had intended for William to follow him and become a minister. The young William chose law instead. He would graduate from Harvard and gained employment in the James Otis law offices. Hooper received his Bar after he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina with his new bride Anne Clark. She would bear him three children. In 1770, his popularity earned him the position of Attorney General for North Carolina. In 1773, elected to the colonial legislature and in 1774, the Continental Congress. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/HOoper.htm William Hooper, USHistory.org]</ref>

William Hooper was born in Boston, [[Massachusetts]] to a Scotch Congregationalist minister. His father had intended for William to follow him and become a minister. The young William chose law instead. He would graduate from Harvard and gained employment in the James Otis law offices. Hooper received his Bar after he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina with his new bride Anne Clark. She would bear him three children. In 1770, his popularity earned him the position of Attorney General for North Carolina. In 1773, elected to the colonial legislature and in 1774, the Continental Congress.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/HOoper.htm William Hooper, USHistory.org]</ref>

==American Revolution==

==American Revolution==

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