Edward W. Hooper

(1839-1901)

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Captain Edward William Hooper (December 14, 1839 – June 25, 1901), known as E. W. Hooper and also colloquially as Ned, was aide-de-camp on the staff of Union Generals Rufus Saxton, Department of the South and John Adams Dix, Department of the East during the American Civil War from 1862 to 1865. Hooper also served as private secretary to General Saxton, during which time he was given the rank of Captain. He was also post commander and military governor in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Subsequently, he became steward (from 1872 to 1874) and later treasurer (from 1876 to 1898) of Harvard College.

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Born	14 December 1839 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	25 June 1901 (aged 61) Belmont, Massachusetts, US
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Robert William Hooper · Father · 1810-1885 · Boston physician edit info

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Ellen Sturgis Hooper · Mother · 1812-1848 · American writer edit info

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