. S . ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁▁ ▁Ho oper ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Michigan ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools , ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁circuit ▁court ▁commission er ▁of ▁Cal h oun ▁County , ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 0 3 ; ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁Cal h oun ▁County , ▁ 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 0 7 ; ▁and ▁city ▁att orney ▁of ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁ 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Cong reg ational ist ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fre em asons . ▁▁ ▁Ho oper ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁Michigan ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁con gression al ▁district ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 9 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Arthur ▁B . ▁Williams . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es , ▁serving ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Oak