Arthur W. Kopp

Arthur W. Kopp

Arthur William Kopp (born February 28, 1874 in Bigpatch , Grant County , Wisconsin , †  June 2, 1967 in Platteville , Wisconsin) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1913 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Arthur Kopp attended public schools in Grant County. In 1895 he graduated from the State Normal School in Platteville. He then taught as a teacher himself for a few years. After studying law at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his admission to the bar in 1900, he began working in his new profession in Platteville. Between 1903 and 1904 he was a councilor in this city. At the same time he was their legal representative. From 1904 to 1908 Kopp served as a district attorney in Grant County.

In the congressional elections of 1908 he was elected as a candidate for the Republican Party in the third constituency of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Democrat James William Murphy on March 4, 1909 . After a re-election in 1910, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1913 . In 1912, Kopp decided not to run again. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to work as a lawyer. Between 1942 and 1955 he was a judge in the Wisconsin Fifth Judicial District. He then retired. But he remained on call as a judge for emergencies. He also worked as a legal advisor. Arthur Kopp died in Platteville on June 2, 1967.

Web links

• Arthur W. Kopp in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Arthur W. Kopp in the database of Find a Grave (English)