The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-16
TIE LATE Fra NIX HENRY NOOK Err.
The Funeral VIII he Held Tomorrow
Afternoon.

The Funeral WiIl he Held Tomorrow
Afternoon.
The news of the sudden death of
Frank Henry Hooker came as great
Fhock Saturday morning to his friends
and acquaintance. Mr.. Hooker was
one Of the most prominent business men
of the city and one of the most respect
ed of New Haven's citizens. Up to the
time he retired Friday night he was ap-
parently in good health and had visited
on Friday his old home at Brookside.
Kensington, where he spent the day in
going over the old farm. On his re-
| turn from BrookSide he spent the even
ing at home and retired at his usual
hour. When he did not appear at break
fast and failed to respond to call his
son, Donald r. Hooker, entered his
room and found him unconscious. DR..
Benjamin IA. Cheney was summoned
and after an examination found that
life had been extinct for several hours.
He decided that death was due to apop-
lexy.
| Mr.. Hooker was planning to take a
| trip to California with a party of
| friends, including State Treasurer c. S.
| Mersick and Fred A. Gilbert of Boston,
formerly president Of the New Haven
Electric company. The party was to
meet Saturday morning and secure tick
cts The other members were at the APP
pointed place and Mr.. Hooker not hav-
ing appeared one of the members of the
party telephoned to his residence to as
certain If he was coming down. This
was only few minutes after Mr..
Hooker had been found by his son.
Mr.. Hooker was treasurer and man
ager of the Henry Hooker company, a
director in the National Tradesmen's
bank. In the Winchester Repeating
Arms company and in the United H.
Illuminating company, treasurer Of the
Hygeia Ice company, trustee of the
New Haven Savings bank and ves-
tryman in Trinity church. For years
he was the secretary and treasurer of
the National Carriage Builders associa-
ton, of which he was afterwards pres
ident, and the executive committee of
which at the time of his death he was
member, He was a member of the
Quinnipiack, the Country and Ansanta-
wac clubs
He was direct descendant in the
eighth generation Of Rev. Thomas
Hooker Of Hartford. the founder Of the
Connecticut colony, was the son Of
Henry Hooker and Charlotte Lum and
was born in New Haven, January II,
1S43. In his early life he attended the
Hopkins Grammar school and entered
Yale in the academic department in
1860, graduating in the class of 1864.
After graduation he entered the Office
of Henry Hooker & Co., the we'll known
carriage manufacturers. In few
years he took charge Of the company's
business in st. Louis, afterwards in
New Orleans, where he remained until
1878, when he returned to New Haven
and was elected treasurer Of the Henry
Hooker company, position which he
occupied until his death. being for years
one Of the foremost of prominent car
riage manufacturers of the country.
He leaves three children, Clarence !
Russell, Elizabeth Russell and Donald
Russell He also leaves a brother, N.
Albert Hooker of the firm of Henry
Hooker & Co. His wife who was for |
merly Miss Grace Russell, daughter of
Henry e. Russell of Russell, Erwin &
Co.. died some years ago
The funeral services will be held In
Trinity church tomorrow afternoon at |
2.30 o'clock Rev. DR.. Frank Woods !
Baker, rector Of Trinity church, will Of
fciate. At 2 o'clock at the house there I
will be private services. The interment
will be in the family lot In Evergreen
The vestrymen of Trinity church met |
Saturday evening and passed resolu- I
tons in memory of Mr. Hooker.