John Hooper (1792 - 1869)

Born 26 Dec 1792 in Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Died 20 May 1869 at age 76 in St. John, New Brunswick

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Biography

John was born in 1792. He was the son of John Hooper and Elizabeth Little. Two of John's brothers became surgeons in London but John chose a different occupation and place to live. He emigrated to one of the Colonies, New Brunswick, between 1817 and 1819, as a printer and school master. John founded a bookbinding and stationary business on Market Square in St. John, the province's main city. In 1827 John , with partner James Stevenson, began publishing a newspaper "The British Colonist". John was pleased enough with his new location to write the book "The Advantages of Emigrating to the British Colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & C." which was published in London in 1832. Somewhat of a hothead John Hooper was sued for libel (and acquitted) and challenged the publisher of the New Brunswick Courier to a duel. By 1836 he had joined the city's "Weekly Chronicle" and worked on the paper until it ended in 1860. John married a woman named Catherine and they had several children. He died in 1869: (*) "d. of paralysis, Thursday night, John Hooper, age 78, native of Cornwall, England and for 50 years a resident of (St. John) city. Funeral from his residence, Britain St. near Charlotte, Sunday 3 o'clock."

Sources

• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, John Hooper, b. 26 Dec 1792, Bap. 2 June 1794, Antony, Cornwall, parents John Hooper, Elizabeth Little
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography for John Hooper, W.S. MacNutt, University of Toronto
• Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Morning News, Saint John, May 22 1869 (*)