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♂ William Hooper
aliasWilliam Hooper
Record
28107 · 6358

Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 4 6
Birth 23 July 1824 → 199 years + 9 months ago
Lived 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 9 April 1879 → 145 years + 24 days ago
↳ at age 54 years + 8 months
Death 5 January 1899 → 125 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 7 months after 29 May 1886
Special notes
None
 

William Hooper (1824–1899)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 7 1 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Hilary McIsaac  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John P. Sullivan  m 
⊖ John C. Underhay  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Anthony McLaughlin  m 
⊖ William W. Sullivan  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26431(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 3/4 372 34.32% -204 Winner:
CONS
 576 53.14% Hilary McIsaac
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,885 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
ID: 26459(F) — 12 Jul 2023 11:59 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
DENO
 3/4 421 44.64% -20 Winner:
DENO
 441 46.77% Hilary McIsaac
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,463 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26474(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:51 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 2/4 361 49.32% +34 Loser:
CONS
 327 44.67% Hilary McIsaac

Service: 3 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,298 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26489(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/5 799 69.54% +318 Loser:
LIB
 481 41.86% P. Bowers

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,418 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26504(F) — 6 Jan 2023 12:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 3/4 498 41.19% -186 Winner:
CONS
 684 56.58% John C. Underhay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,413 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26519(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:53 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
65
LIB
 3/4 577 47.80% -50 Winner:
CONS
 627 51.95% John C. Underhay

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Hooper, William		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
William Hooper		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Hooper (Canadian politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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