David G. Hooker

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David G. Hooker
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Hooker c. 1872–1873
Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
In office
1872–1873
Children6
Education Middlebury College
OccupationPolitician

David G. Hooker was the 21st mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1]

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Biography

Hooker was born in Poultney, Vermont; reports have differed on the date. He graduated from Middlebury College and moved to Milwaukee in 1856. Later, he married Sarah P. Harris. They had three children before she died. In 1872, he married Julia Ashley. They also had three children. He would later become General Counsel of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Hooker died of heart disease on March 6, 1888, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery.

Political career

Hooker was City Attorney of Milwaukee from 1867 to 1870. He was elected mayor in 1872 and served one term. Hooker was a Democrat.

References

  1. "David G. Hooker". Milwaukee Public Library. Retrieved 2016-08-04.