Alcaeus Hooper

Alcaeus Hooper (January 2, 1859 – July 1, 1938) was the Mayor of Baltimore from November 20, 1895, to November 17, 1897.

Hooper was born in Baltimore in 1859, his father William Hooper was a manufacturer of cotton duck, and his son followed him into the business. He was a member of the school board from 1888 to 1892, and was elected to the First Branch of City Council in 1893. In 1895 he was the Republican nominee for Mayor, and won over Democrat Henry Williams. Hooper was at odds with the City Council about his appointments, and won a lawsuit over it at the state Court of Appeals. After serving his one term, he again was appointed to serve on the school board, which he did until resigning in 1910.[1]

His New York Times obituary said his 1895 mayoral campaign was "one of the stormiest in the city's history", with Hooper pitted against the Democratic machine run by Isaac Freeman Rasin. "Little more than five feet in height, he was fiery of temperament and vigorous in action."[2]

Hooper died at his home in Baltimore on July 1, 1938. His wife Florence Gees died in 1933. He was survived by a son and three daughters.[2] He is buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery outside Baltimore.