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Augustus Frederick Garland Hooper (1814-December 30, 1866) was a merchant, timber dealer and political figure in
Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report ...
. He was born in
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shire, England in 1814 and came to
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with his family in 1819. In 1843, he moved to Newburgh and established the firm A & D Hooper with his brother, Douglas. In 1861, he was elected to the
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, representing the Counties of Lennox & Addington. He had been reeve in Camden Township, and became warden for Lennox and Addington in 1866. He died in the same year while still in office. His brother
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represented Lennox in the
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* 1814 births 1866 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West {{Ontario-politician-stub