Henry Hooker
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Henry Clay Hooker was a prominent and wealthy rancher of the Old West, and personal friend to lawman Wyatt Earp during the early 1880s.
Hooker, sometimes referred to as "Col. Hooker", owned and operated the Sierra Bonita Ranch, located in Graham and Cochise Counties, first established in 1872. At one time his ranch was the largest in Arizona, at 800 acres (3.2 km²). He was a supporter of the Earp faction, and assisted them with allowing them the use of his ranch and supplies during the Earp vendetta ride.
Although a prominent figure in the events that played out in Arizona during the late 19th century, little is known of Hooker otherwise. Little is known of his life after those events, and even less is known of his life prior to the events involving the Earp-Cow-boys clash. It is believed that he served during the Civil War, on the side of the Union, but that has never been confirmed.
