Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . ¢ Utah legisla-ture and served as secretary of theTerritory. He was chosen UnitedStates senator undei- the State organi-zation of Deseiet. adopted by the peo-ple of Utah in 1862. He was elected adelegate to the thirty-sixth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first and forty-second Congresses, receiving each timean almost unanimous vote. The ser-\ice of Mr. Hooper in the forty-firstCongress was specially distinguishedon March 23, 1870, b
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . ¢ Utah legisla-ture and served as secretary of theTerritory. He was chosen UnitedStates senator undei- the State organi-zation of Deseiet. adopted by the peo-ple of Utah in 1862. He was elected adelegate to the thirty-sixth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first and forty-second Congresses, receiving each timean almost unanimous vote. The ser-\ice of Mr. Hooper in the forty-firstCongress was specially distinguishedon March 23, 1870, by his celebrated BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. 725 and masterly speech in defense of Po-lygramy in Utah. In a summary ofthe speech given by himself, near theclose of its delivery, he said he hadaimed to show: 1. That under ourConstitution, we are entitled to be pro-tected in the full and free enjoymentof our relig-ious faith. 2. That ourviews on the marriage relation are anessential portion of our religious That in considering the cognizanceof the marriage relation as within thepurview of Church regulations, we arepractically in accord with all other. Christian denominations. 4. That inour views of the marriage relation asa part of our religious belief, we areentitled to immunity from persecu-tion under the Constitution, if suchviews are sincerely held; that if such\iews are erroneous, their eradicationmust be by argument, not by That of our sincerity we have,both by words and works and suffer-ings, given for nearly forty yearsabundant proof. 6th. That the bill,in practically abolishing tiial by jury,as well as in many other respects, isunconstitutional, uncalled for and indirect opposition to that toleration inreligious belief which is characteristicof the nation and age. He displayedgreat energy in his congressional ca-reer, as in every sphere in life in whichhe moved, and made a splendid record,doing excellent service to an ajDpreci-ative constituency. His
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