Hooker attended Harvard University after leaving R-MC and graduated from Harvard in 1846. he moved to Mississippi, where he became a prominent lawyer in Jackson, MS. He served as district attorney prior to his election to the MS House of Representatives, from which he resigned to join the military. He was commissioned 1st lieutenant in Co. A of the 1st MS Light Artillery on October 1, 1861. Hooker was wounded at Vicksburg, MS, losing use of his left arm, and was captured there on July 4, 1863. He was paroled on July 7, 1863. He was promoted to colonel of cavalry in September 1863, serving in the military court in General Pemberton's Corps. He was paroled at Meridian, MS on May 10, 1865.
Hooker returned to Jackson, MS, where he practiced law, He was elected to numerous terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1875-1883, 1887-1895, and 1901-1902. He died January 8, 1914 and is buried in Jackson, MS in Greenwood Cemetery.
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