Hooker, Edward
naval officer, was born Dec. 25, 1822, in Farmington, Conn.
He was bred to the sea in the merchant marine, commanding a ship when twentythree years of age.
He was one of the earliest volunteers for the naval service in the civil war, and was appointed acting master in July, 1861. His first service was in the gunboat Louisiana. He subsequently commanded the blockade off Wilmington, and later was in command of a division of the Potomac flotilla, in which command he continued until the end of the war. After the war closed he was at the New York navy yard; then took the storeship Idaho to the Asiatic squadron, and while there was transferred from the volunteer to the regular navy list. He became lieutenant, lieutenant-commander, and in 1884 was promoted to commander; and the same year was placed upon the retired list by operation of law.