He would stay in Hillsborough and serve as a state legislator.
He would stay in Hillsborough and serve as a state legislator.
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==Death==
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==Legacy==
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By 1787, Hoopers health had deteriorated. At the age forty-seven he was appointed to the Federal Bench, and he retired a year later. He died in Hillsboro at the age of forty-eight.
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By 1787, Hooper's health had deteriorated. At the age forty-seven he was appointed to the Federal Bench, and he retired a year later. He died in Hillsboro at the age of forty-eight. His final home the Nash-Hooper House was added to the National Historic Landmarks in 1971, which is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.