Samuel B. Cooper
Samuel Bronson Cooper | |
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Member of the Board of General Appraisers | |
In office May 26, 1910 – August 21, 1918 | |
Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | Marion De Vries |
Succeeded by | George Emery Weller |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | Moses L. Broocks |
Succeeded by | Martin Dies Sr. |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905 | |
Preceded by | John B. Long |
Succeeded by | Moses L. Broocks |
Member of the Texas Senate | |
In office 1881-1885 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Bronson Cooper May 30, 1850 Caldwell County, Kentucky |
Died | August 21, 1918 New York City, New York | (aged 68)
Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont, Texas |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | read law |
Samuel Bronson Cooper (May 30, 1850 – August 21, 1918) was a United States Representative from Texas and a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.
Education and career[]
Born on May 30, 1850, near Eddyville in Caldwell County, Kentucky,[1] Cooper moved to Texas with his family the same year and located in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas and attended the common schools.[1] Cooper read law and was admitted to the bar in 1871.[2] He entered private practice in Woodville from 1872 to 1885.[2] He was prosecutor for Tyler County from 1876 to 1880.[2] He was a member of the Texas Senate from 1881 to 1885.[2] He was appointed the Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Texas in Galveston by President Grover Cleveland, serving from 1885 to 1888.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Texas district judge in 1888.[1]
Congressional service[]
Cooper was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 53rd United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1905.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 59th United States Congress.[1] He was again elected to the 60th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1909.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 61st United States Congress.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
Cooper was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 16, 1910, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Marion De Vries.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 1910, and received his commission on May 26, 1910.[2] His service terminated on August 21, 1918, due to his death in New York City, New York.[2] He was succeeded by George Emery Weller.[2] He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.[1]
Family[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Willie_C._Cooper.jpg/220px-Willie_C._Cooper.jpg)
Cooper's daughter, Willie C. Cooper, was born in Woodville. At the age of sixteen she was graduated from the Texas Female College with first honors.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h United States Congress. "Samuel B. Cooper (id: C000761)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Board of General Appraisers: Cooper, Samuel Bronson - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "Samuel B. Cooper (id: C000761)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Board of General Appraisers: Cooper, Samuel Bronson - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- 1850 births
- 1918 deaths
- People from Caldwell County, Kentucky
- People from Woodville, Texas
- Texas state senators
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
- Members of the Board of General Appraisers
- United States Article I federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft
- 20th-century American judges
- Texas Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law