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REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE AND EVENTS
William Hooper (June 17, 1742 – October 14, 1790, was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, along with fellow North Carolinians Joseph Hewes and John Penn.
The Battle of Alamance ended the so-called War of the Regulation, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control. Some historians consider it the opening salvo of the American Revolution, although the rebellion was against local government, and not against the king or crown. Named for nearby Great Alamance Creek, the battle took place in the central Piedmont about eight miles south of present-day Burlington.
In 1764 Hooper moved temporarily to Wilmington, North Carolina, where he began to practice law and became the circuit court lawyer for Cape Fear. Hooper began to build a highly respected reputation in North Carolina among the wealthy farmers as well as fellow lawyers. Hooper increased his influence by representing the colonial government in several court cases. In 1767 Hooper married Anne Clark, the daughter of a wealthy early settler to the region and sheriff of New Hanover County.[4] The two had a son, William, in 1768, followed by a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1770 and then another son, Thomas, in 1772.[5] Hooper quickly was able to move up the ranks, first in 1769 when he was appointed as Deputy Attorney of Salisbury district, and then in 1770 when he was appointed Deputy Attorney General of North Carolina.
