1. Alcaeus Hooper was the Mayor of Baltimore from November 20,1895, to November 17,1897.
11 Facts About Alcaeus Hooper
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Alcaeus Hooper was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 2,1859, to Catherine and William E Hooper.
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Alcaeus Hooper was named after Alcaeus of Mytilene, a Greek poet that his parents heard a lecture about.
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Alcaeus Hooper attended Professor Eli Lamb's School, but did not attend college.
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Alcaeus Hooper was a member of the school board from 1888 to 1892, and was elected to the First Branch of City Council in 1893.
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Alcaeus Hooper was at odds with the City Council about his appointments, and won a lawsuit over it at the state Court of Appeals.
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Alcaeus Hooper resigned from the position on January 3,1911.
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Alcaeus Hooper married Florence Gees in the 1880s and she died in 1933.
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Alcaeus Hooper owned a 120-acre apple orchard in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
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Alcaeus Hooper died at his home in Baltimore on July 1,1938.
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Alcaeus Hooper is buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery outside Baltimore.