Samuel Hooper
Jul 9th 2008carverCongressional Funeral Delegation & Samuel Hooper
Samuel Hooper, (1808 – 1875)
Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on February 3, 1808; attended the common schools, then entered at an early age the counting-house of his father – who was engaged in European and West Indian trade. Hooper at an early age visited Russia, Spain, and the West Indies before later involvement in the mercantile trading business with some large east coast companies.