The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hookey to Hooley

Index to Politicians: Hookey to Hooley

HOOKEY (Soundex H200) — See also GOKEY, HACHEY, HACO, HAIKO, HICKEY, HOOK, HOOKER, HOOKS, HUKEE, KINDERHOOK, LOKEY, OKEY, SHOOK, STOOKEY, TRYHOOK, VANHOOK.

HOOKEY: See also Anna Hookey Hughes.

HOOKS (Soundex H200) — See also HAWKS, HICKS, HIX, HOOGS, HOOK, HOOKER, HOOKEY, HOOS, HOUX, HUX, KINDERHOOK, SHOOK, TRYHOOK, VANHOOK.

HOOKS: See also Curtis Hooks Brogden; Beulah Hooks Hannah.
Hooks, Aubrey (b. 1948) — of Virginia. Born in Mullins, Marion County, S.C., 1948. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Brazzaville), 1996-99; Congo (Kinshasa), 2001-. Still living as of 2003.
Hooks, Benjamin Lawson (b. 1925) — also known as Benjamin L. Hooks — of Tennessee. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., 1925. Democrat. Lawyer; pastor; state court judge in Tennessee, 1965; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1972-77; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2000. Black. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Civil rights leader; friend and confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn Medal in 1986. Still living as of 2000.
Hooks, Charles (1768-1843) — of North Carolina. Born in Bertie County, N.C., February 20, 1768. Great-grandfather of William Julius Harris. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1801; member of North Carolina state senate, 1810; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1816-17, 1819-25 (5th District 1816-17, 1819-23, 3rd District 1823-25). Died October 18, 1843. Interment in private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.
Hooks, Derry — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Hooks, Frank T. — of Townsend, Broadwater County, Mont. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1952, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Hooks, J. T. — of Fremont, Wayne County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 8th District, 1913. Burial location unknown.
Hooks, Lincoln F. — of Fremont, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893. Burial location unknown.
Hooks, T. M. — of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

HOOLEY (Soundex H400) — See also COOLEY, DOOLEY, HOLLEY, HOLLI, HOLLY, HOLY, HOWLEY, HOWLY, HOYLE, HULLEY, HULLY, OHLEY, OLEY, POOLEY, SCHOOLER, SCHOOLEY, TOOLEY, WOOLEY, WOOLEYHAN.

Hooley, Darlene (b. 1939) — of West Linn, Clackamas County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Williston, Williams County, N.Dak., April 4, 1939. Democrat. School teacher; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1980-86; U.S. Representative from Oregon 5th District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Lutheran. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
Hooley, Francis G. — of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1936-49 (2nd District 1936-48, 10th District 1948-49). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Hooley, James P. (b. 1855) — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, July 12, 1855. Son of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley. Iron molder; organizer for the Knights of Labor; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1884-85. Irish ancestry. Interment at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
Hooley, Jerald K. — of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan. Mayor of Arkansas City, Kan., 1994. Still living as of 1994.
Hooley, Mari C. — of Arlington, Tarrant County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980. Still living as of 1980.

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