Edmund John Glyn Hooper

Edmund John Glyn Hooper
Member of Parliament for Lennox
In office 1878–1882
Preceded by	Richard John Cartwright
Succeeded by	John A. Macdonald
Ontario MPP
In office 1867–1871
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Hammel Madden Deroche
Constituency	Addington
Personal details
Born	(1818-07-07)July 7, 1818 Devonshire, England
Died	October 5, 1889(1889-10-05) (aged 71) Napanee, Ontario
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Occupation	Lumber merchant
Military service
Allegiance	Canadian
Years of service	1837
Unit	Militia
Battles/wars	Lower Canada Rebellion

Edmund John Glyn Hooper (July 7, 1818 – October 5, 1889) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Addington in the 1st Parliament of Ontario and Lennox in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.

He was born in Devonshire, England in 1818 and came to Quebec City with his parents in 1819. He served in the local militia during the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1843, he moved to Lennox County and established himself as a lumber merchant with his brother Augustus. He built a sawmill in Frontenac County which burned down in 1855. He then set up a store in Camden East; he moved to Napanee in 1863 and opened another store there. In the same year, he was appointed treasurer for the provisional council of the Counties of Lennox and Addington. In 1879, he was forced to resign from his position as treasurer when funds were found to be missing; Hooper declared bankruptcy because he was declared indebted to the county.

He died in Napanee in 1889.

Electoral history

1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Edmund John Glyn Hooper	1,358
	Liberal	Richard John Cartwright	1,299

1871 Ontario general election: Addington
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hammel Madden Deroche	809	50.82	+24.68
	Conservative	Edmund John Glyn Hooper	783	49.18	−24.54
Turnout			1,592	59.31	−16.63
Eligible voters			2,684
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+24.61
Source: Elections Ontario

1867 Ontario general election: Addington
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edmund John Glyn Hooper	1,554	73.72
	Liberal	Mr. Joyner	551	26.14
	Independent	B.C. Davy	3	0.14
Total valid votes			2,108	75.94
Eligible voters			2,776
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Edmund John Glyn Hooper – Parliament of Canada biography