Samuel Hooper was a businessman and member of Congress from Massachusetts. Wikipedia
Born: February 3, 1808, Marblehead, MA
Died: February 14, 1875 (age 67 years), Washington, D.C.
Great grandchildren: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Edward Balfour, 9th of Balbirnie, and Eva Katharine Balfour
Party: Republican Party
Grandchildren: Isabella Weyman Hooper and William Sturgis Hooper Lothrop
Previous offices: Representative (1861–1875), Massachusetts State Senator (1858–1858), and Massachusetts State Representative (1851–1853)