John Hooker

Biography

John Hooker (1816-1901) built a legal career on the conviction that the law ought to extend justice to every citizen, and he devoted himself to the abolitionist cause with the steady passion of a man convinced that liberty must be defended. He aided those seeking freedom and worked with fellow reformers to extend education and opportunity to communities that had long been denied them.

His place among New Haven's reformers is commemorated at Cedar Hill Cemetery, where friends remember the calm counsel and tireless energy he brought to every cause.