Charles Merian Cooper

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Charles Merian Cooper

Charles Merian Cooper (born January 16, 1856 in Athens , Georgia , †  November 14, 1923 in Jacksonville , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1864, Charles Cooper came to Florida with his parents, where he attended the Gainesville Academy . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1877, he began to work in his new profession in St. Augustine . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1880, Cooper was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Four years later he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1885 and 1889 he was the successor of George P. Raney from the office of Attorney General of Florida. In 1889, Cooper became a member of a three-person commission that revised the state's statutes.

In the congressional election of 1892 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Florida , where he succeeded Robert Bullock on March 4, 1893 . After re-election in 1894, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1897 . In 1896, Charles Cooper renounced another congressional candidacy. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer in Jacksonville. He died there on November 14, 1923.

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SURNAME Cooper, Charles Merian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1923
Place of death Jacksonville , Florida