Background
Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, he was the son of Captain James Hooker (1742–1805), a merchant, and his third wife, Mary (Chaffee) Hooker.
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James Hooker
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Yale University.
Career
He graduated from Yale College in 1810, and then studied law at the Litchfield Law School. He was Surrogate of Dutchess County from 1828 to 1840. In 1836, he was a presidential elector.
In February 1840, he was elected by the New York State Legislature one of the canal commissioners and was legislated out of office by the Acting of May 6, 1844, which re-organized the Canal Commission.
He died in 1858 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New New York
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American