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Ben W. Hooper

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Lawyer and Tennesssee politician (1870-1957)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1870 to 1957 · aged 86
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Ben Walter Hooper, was an American politician who served two terms as the 31st governor of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915. Elected as a Fusionist candidate, he was one of just three Republicans to hold the office from the end of Reconstruction to the last quarter of the 20th century.

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Portrait of Governor Hooper by Willie Betty Newman.Portrait of Governor Hooper by Willie Betty Newman.Hooper at his Railroad Labor Board office in 1922Hooper at his Railroad Labor Board office in 1922Elm Hill, Hooper's home in Newport, TennesseeElm Hill, Hooper's home in Newport, Tennessee

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Ben Walter Hooper, was an American politician who served two terms as the 31st governor of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915. Elected as a Fusionist candidate, he was one of just three Republicans to hold the office from the end of Reconstruction to the last quarter of the 20th century. His success was due to divisions in the state Democratic Party over prohibition; he received support from some of the party. During his two terms, Hooper signed several prohibition laws, enacted a measure requiring mandatory school attendance, and signed a law requiring direct pay for women workers.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1870 to 1957 · aged 86
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