Henry Stewart Hooker, Major, United States Army

Henry Stewart Hooker
Major, United States Army

Richard C. HOOKER (born about 1850, in New York, or possibly Ohio) married Bessie Stewart (born about 1855) (daughter of Senator William Morris Stewart from Nevada and Annie Foote)

Senator William Morris Stewart (born 9 August 1827 in Galen, Wayne County, New York; died 23 April 1909 in Washington D.C.

Annie Foote was the daughter of Henry Foote from Mississippi (served as both Governor and Senator)

Children of Richard C. Hooker and Bessie Stewart:

Richard Stewart Hooker (born 13 February 1877 in California and died 25 December 1932 in Shanghai, China, while serving in the United States Marine Corps. He married Mary Osborn Condit-Smith (1876-1918), the daughter of John Condit-smith and Mary Louisa Day. Henry Stewart Hooker, born 21 September 1879 in Calfornia; died 19 May 1964.
Henry S. Hooker was a law partner and close friend of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Children of Richard S. Hooker and Mary Condit-Smith: John Condit-Smith Hooker (1902-1948); Richard Stewart Hooker (born about 1906). Married for a second time on 15 April 1922 to Dorothea Willard (born about 1894 in
Mississippi, the daughter of Colonel Joseph H. Willard of Newport, Rhode Island.

Children of Richard S. Hooker and Dorothea Willard: Dorothea S. Hooker (born about 1923 in Georgia); Richard Willard Hooker (born about 1924 in Rhode Island); Joseph W. Hooker, born 28 August 1926 in Rhode Island, and died 29 May 1992; Emma E. Hooker, born December 1928 in Bremerton, Washington.

One of the most significant components of this collection is the correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt with Henry S. Hooker, a lifelong friend who was a New York political figure.

HS Hooker 1947 Roosevelt MEMO

HS Hooker Roosevelt 1947 MEMO 2

HOOKER, HENRY STEWART
MAJ ADJ GEN DEPT GEN STAFF HQ 33D DIV AEF USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/22/1889
DATE OF DEATH: 05/17/1964
BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4316-C S ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Posted: 15 September 2006