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William Hooper

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I am proud to find, from two astronomical observations, that Chapel Hill lies right in the orbit of Jupiter and his satellites, and that the period of his revolution is about twelve years.


— William Hooper


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Hooper eventually was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1773 where he became an opponent to colonial attempts to pass laws that would regulate the provincial courts. As Deputy Attorney General in 1768 Hooper worked with Colonial Governor William Tryon to suppress a rebellious group known as the Regulators who participated in the War of the Regulation. Finally after nearly a year of separation Hooper was reunited with his family and they settled in Hillsborough North Carolina where Hooper continued to work for the North Carolina assembly until 1783.

William Hooper (June 28 1742 – October 14 1790) was an American lawyer politician and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777.

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