William Hooper

For other people named William Hooper, see William Hooper (disambiguation).

William Hooper
Born(1742-06-17)June 17, 1742 Old Style
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
DiedOctober 14, 1790(1790-10-14) (aged 48)
Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeGuilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro (re-buried)
Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough (original)
Occupation(s)lawyer, politician
Known forSigner of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
Signature

William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790)[1] was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician.[2] As a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina, Hooper signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence.

  1. ^ B.J. Lossing, Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (Aledo, Tex.: WallBuilders Press, 2007), p. 201
  2. ^ Bernstein, Richard B. (2009). "Appendix: The Founding Fathers, A Partial List". The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 176–180. ISBN 978-0199832576.