George B. Cooper

George Byran Cooper (born June 6, 1808 in Long Hill , Morris County , New Jersey , †  August 29, 1866 in New Bedford , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1860 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Cooper attended public schools in his home in New Jersey. In 1830 he moved to Ann Arbor , Michigan . Five years later he moved on to Jackson , where he worked in commerce. Between 1836 and 1846, Cooper was a post office owner in Jackson. In 1840 he founded an iron foundry in this town . Politically, Cooper was a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Michigan Senate in 1837 and 1838 ; In 1842 he became a member of the State House of Representatives . Between 1846 and 1850, Cooper served as the State Treasurer of Michigan. From 1851 he was also involved in the banking industry.

In the congressional elections of 1858 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded William Alanson Howard on March 4, 1859 , whom he had defeated in the election. After the election irregularities, Howard filed a complaint against the election result. Congress upheld the objection on May 15, 1860. As a result, Cooper had to cede his mandate back to Howard.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, George Cooper moved to New Bedford. He died there on August 29, 1866.

Web links

• George B. Cooper in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)