Near Newport in Cocke County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Governor Ben Walter Hooper

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 10, 2009

1. Governor Ben Walter Hooper Marker

Inscription. Born in Newport on October 13, 1870, Hooper was a successful Cocke County attorney. He was elected governor and served two terms, 1911-15. His election is attributed to the influence of fusion, the coalition of the prohibition factions of both major political parties. He later served as chairman of the U.S. Railroad Labor Board, 1921-26. Governor Hooper died on April 18, 1957 and is buried in the Union Cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical commission. (Marker Number 1C 57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1923.

Location. 35° 56.809′ N, 83° 12.265′ W. Marker is near Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. It is on Crosby Hwy (U.S. 321). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Newport Grammar School (approx. 1½ miles away); Cocke County Memorial Building (approx. 1.6 miles away); Kiffin Yates Rockwell (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cocke County Veterans Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cocke County War Memorial

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Cocke County Organized - 1797 (approx. 1.8 miles away); City Hall (approx. 1.8 miles away); Swinging Bridge (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The War Ford (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Ben Walter Hooper from The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. (Submitted on June 14, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 10, 2009

2. Governor Ben Walter Hooper Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 10, 2022

3. Governor Ben Walter Hooper Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,804 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on December 12, 2012, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.