John Hooker was an American lawyer, judge, and abolitionist as well as a reformer for women's rights. He married Isabella Beecher Hooker in 1841 and lived in Farmington and Hartford, Connecticut.
Hartford, Connecticut home of John and Isabella Hooker. (August 2022)
The Liberty Party was an abolitionist political party in the United States before the American Civil War. The party experienced its greatest activity during the 1840s, while remnants persisted as late
James G. Birney, Liberty Party leader and candidate for president in 1840 and 1844.
Joshua Leavitt, influential editor of The Emancipator and an anti-coalitionist.
Salmon P. Chase, future chief justice and author of the 1843 Liberty Party platform.
Senator John P. Hale of New Hampshire, the original nominee of the Liberty Party for president in 1848.