Background
Hooper, William was born on June 17, 1742 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review William and Marie (Dennie) Hooper.
Hooper, William was born on June 17, 1742 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review William and Marie (Dennie) Hooper.
Graduated from Harvard, 1760.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1764. Deputy attorney general North Carolina. Member North Carolina General Assembly, 1773.
Delegate to Continental Congress, 1774-1777. Speaker Hillsboro and Halifax (North Carolina) convs., 1776. Signer Declaration of Independence, August 2, 1776.
Borough member North Carolina House of Commons, 1777-1782, 84. One of the United States commissioner who decided territorial rights controversy between New York and New Jersey, 1786.
Member North Carolina General Assembly, 1773.
Society Professional Journalists (1st Pl. award radio feature reporting Atlanta chapter 1990, Investigative Reporting award Atlanta chapter 1994, television-Feature Reporting award 1995, television Deadline News award 1995, Southern Journalist award 1996)
East Tennessee Society Professional Journalists (board directors 2003, president 2006, 2d term 2007, 1st place Investigative Reporting award 1999, 00, 1st place General News Reporting award 1999, 00, 2d place Deadline Photography award 1999, Golden Press
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Masons (historian Knoxville 1990?Co, Meritorious certified 1991, 92).
Married Anne Clark, 1767. Children: William, Thomas, Elizabeth.