Job Adams Cooper

Job cooper

Job Adams Cooper (born November 6, 1843 in Greenville , Illinois , † January 20, 1899 ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and from 1889 to 1891 the sixth governor of the state of Colorado .

Early years and political advancement

Cooper attended Knox College . His training was interrupted by the civil war. During that war, he served in an Illinois infantry regiment . After his military service he studied law, whereupon he was admitted to the bar in 1867.

Cooper's political rise began in Illinois. Between 1868 and 1872 he was employed by the Bond County Administration. In 1872 he moved to Colorado, where he worked as a lawyer in Denver . Between 1872 and 1888 he expanded his business and was also active in insurance and banking, as well as in mining and livestock. In 1888 he was elected the new governor of his state, where he prevailed with 54:43 percent of the vote against the Democrat Thomas MacDonald Patterson .

Governor of colorado

Cooper took up his new office on January 8, 1889. An orphanage was established in Denver during his two-year tenure. At that time, 13 new boroughs also emerged in Colorado. Cooper declined to run again in 1890 and therefore resigned from office on January 13, 1891.

After the end of his tenure, Cooper returned to his business affairs. He also returned to practice as a lawyer. He also started a construction company that built the Cooper Building in Denver. Between 1893 and 1897, Cooper was president of the local chamber of commerce. Cooper died on January 20, 1899 at the age of 55. He was married to Jane O. Barnes, with whom he had four children.

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SURNAME	Cooper, Job Adams
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 6, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greenville , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1899