Mary Mather Turner Hooker (February 26, 1864 – May 13, 1939) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923 and 1925 to 1927, representing the city of Hartford as a Republican. She was among the first five women to serve in the Connecticut General Assembly, taking office in the first state legislative session following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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Personal life
Hooker was born on February 26, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1888, she married Edward W. Hooker, who would later serve as mayor of Hartford, Connecticut and in the Connecticut General Assembly. They moved to Hartford in 1889, and together, they had a son and a daughter. The two were married until Edward's death in 1915. Both Edward and Mary were separately descended from Thomas Hooker (1586–1647), a founder of Hartford.
Hooker died on May 13, 1939, at Hartford Hospital. She was 75.