E. C. Hooker
The failure of the Frankel's of Virginia City for a round million took down with it E.C. Hooker, a former Mansfield boy, and son of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hooker of First Street. Mr. Hooker married a daughter of ex-Senator Stewart of Nevada. After his marriage he went to San Francisco, and opened a broker's office. Latterly he became one of the most influential, and heaviest operators in Nevada silver mine stock. He was a heavy buyer in "Gould & Curry" and "Ophir" during its raise a few days ago, and when the Frankel failure came, it caught Mr. Hooker to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars.
From The Mansfield Herald: December 9, 1886