Background
Hooke was born in Chichester and became an alderman of Bristol.
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Humphrey Hooke
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Career
He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was Sheriff of Bristol in 1614, and Mayor in 1629. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Bristol for the Long Parliament in November 1640, but was expelled as a monopolist on 12 May 1642.
He was mayor of Bristol again in 1643 and was a stalwart supporter of the king.
Hooke died in around 1658 when his will was proved. Hooke was the grandfather of Sir Humphrey Hooke later Member of Parliament for Bristol.
Membership
Short Parliament]
In April 1640, Hooke was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol in the Short Parliament.
