James Cooper (Pennsylvania politician)
James Cooper | |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania | |
In office March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855 | |
Preceded by | Simon Cameron |
Succeeded by | William Bigler |
Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
In office July 31, 1848 – December 30, 1848 | |
Governor | William F. Johnston |
Preceded by | Benjamin Champneys |
Succeeded by | Cornelius Darragh |
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Sheffer |
Succeeded by | Almon H. Read |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1840 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Frederick County, Maryland | May 8, 1810
Died | March 28, 1863 Columbus, Ohio | (aged 52)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Jane Mary Miller Cooper |
Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Branch/service | Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1863 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
James Cooper (May 8, 1810 – March 28, 1863) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician, who served in the United States Congress.
Biography[]
James Cooper was born in Frederick County, Maryland on May 8, 1810.[1] He 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.[1]
James Cooper is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, near his birthplace in Frederick, Maryland.
See also[]
- List of American Civil War generals (Union)
- Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 498. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Google Books.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "James Cooper (id: C000753)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
- "James Cooper". Find a Grave. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
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