James Cooper (Pennsylvania)
The Honorable James Cooper |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855 |
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Preceded by | Simon Cameron |
Succeeded by | William Bigler |
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
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Preceded by | Daniel Sheffer |
Succeeded by | Almon H. Read |
Personal details | |
Born | Frederick County, Maryland |
May 8, 1810
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Columbus, Ohio |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Jane Mary Miller Cooper |
Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
James Cooper (May 8, 1810 – March 28, 1863) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician, who served in the United States Congress.
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Biography
Cooper lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was its Speaker for a year. He represented Pennsylvania in both the United States Senate and the U.S. House.
When the American Civil War started, Cooper raised a brigade of volunteers in Maryland and was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in May 1861. His brigade served in Franz Sigel's division during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In poor health, he was assigned as commandant of Camp Chase, a military staging, training and prison camp near Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1863.
James Cooper is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, near his birthplace in Frederick, Maryland.
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External links
- James Cooper at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-12
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843 |
Succeeded by Almon H. Read |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855 Served alongside: Daniel Sturgeon and Richard Brodhead |
Succeeded by William Bigler |
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