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Judge James Hooker

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Lone Oak, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 55' 4.90037999988", -95° 57' 55.85348999988"
 
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     (1807-1865) Prominent Hunt County pioneer. Came to Texas 1840. Granted a 640-acre headright by . Served as commissioner to organize county and locate county seat. First postmaster of Hooker's Mill settlement where he owned area's first steam mill. Town important stop on Clarksville to Austin Road. Represented county in fourth and sixth Legislatures. Member of Secession Convention. Buried here on his headright.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Judge James Hooker Historical Marker Location Map, Lone Oak, Texas