Benjamin S. Hooper

Benjamin Stephen Hooper was an American farmer and Confederate States Army veteran who served one term as a United States [House of Representatives|U.S. representative] from Virginia from 1883 to 1885.

Biography

Born near Buckingham, Virginia, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the manufacture of tobacco.

Civil War

He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Congress

Hooper was elected as Readjuster to the 48th [United States Congress|Forty-eighth] Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed mercantile pursuits at Farmville, Virginia. He served as a delegate to the Republican [National Convention] in 1888.

Death

He died in Farmville on January 17, 1898.

Electoral history

1882: Hooper was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 75.46% of the vote, defeating Democrat William A. Reese and Republican Tazewell Branch.