Home›Sources›Hooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900)SourcesHooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900)Reference WorkCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Hooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/dnb-hooker-thomas.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Hooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/dnb-hooker-thomasCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-hooker-thomas-1586-to-1647-dictionary-of, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Hooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/dnb-hooker-thomas}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Dictionary of National Biography (1885 to 1900) entry on Thomas Hooker (1586 to 1647), giving his Leicestershire birth, Cambridge education, English ministry at Esher and Chelmsford, flight to Holland under Laud, emigration and founding of Hartford, and moderatorship of the 1637 Boston synod.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: the Dictionary of National Biography, a standard scholarly biographical reference work, consulted directly via its Wikisource transcription.NotesWell-attestedStandard British biographical reference of record for this period; consulted directly via its Wikisource transcription, 2026-08-22. The entry itself hedges Hooker's birth date as probable, which this atlas carries forward rather than sharpening.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDictionary of National Biography contributorsPublisherWell-attestedSmith, Elder and Co.; Wikisource transcription consulted directlyURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Hooker,_ThomasSource TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaSourcesHooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900)tier 1Dictionary of National Biography contributors, Smith, Elder and Co.; Wikisource transcription consulted directlyView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (25 claims)This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 connected, 1 rejected Here. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicFigures, 16 claims: 12 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 rejected Here, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Articles, 2 claims: 2 connected.Councils and Synods, 1 claims: 1 connected.Well-attested18FiguresThomas HookerSourcesHooker, Thomas (1586 to 1647) (Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 to 1900)Connected5ArticlesThomas Hooker's Case Against the Eighty-Two ErrorsCouncils and SynodsSynod of Newtown (1637)FiguresThomas HookerRejected Here1FiguresThomas HookerGeneral References1FiguresThomas HookerComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year