Arthur George Hooper

Arthur George Hooper (30 January 1857 – 28 April 1940) was a British solicitor and Member of Parliament for Dudley for the Liberal Party (1906-1910).

Background Arthur George Hooper was born on 30 January 1857. He was the son of George Freeman Hooper and Sarah Pitt. He married Fanny Shillito of Birmingham who was daughter of the Reverend Joseph Shillito. He first was a partner in the firm of Dudley-based solicitors, Hooper & Fairbairn, then serving on Dudley Town Council. He played cricket for Dudley Cricket Club from 1888 to 1892. Hooper was a Congregationalist.

Career Hooper sat as Liberal MP for Dudley from 1906 to 1910. He first stood for parliament at the 1906 General Election when he gained Dudley from the Conservatives after the incumbent MP, Brooke Robinson, had decided not to stand for health reasons.

Hooper gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 10 December 1906 on the issue of religious instructions in the debate on the abortive 1906 Education bill.

When he stood for re-election at the January 1910 General Election, he held his seat. However, at the December 1910 general election, he was defeated by the Conservatives despite a Liberal victory nationally.