James Hooker

Biography

James Hooker was a notable resident of Poughkeepsie, New York, whose life spanned the early decades of the American republic. Born in 1792, he witnessed the transformation of his community during a period of significant growth and development in the Hudson Valley region.

Hooker's legacy is preserved in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, where he was laid to rest in 1858 after a life of sixty-six years. He remains a part of the historical record of his community and the generations that shaped the character of Poughkeepsie during the nineteenth century.