James Cooney

James Cooney

James Cooney (born July 28, 1848 in County Limerick , Ireland , †  November 16, 1904 in Marshall , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1903 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1852, James Cooney and his parents came to the United States, where the family settled near Troy, New York State . They later moved to Missouri, where Cooney attended public schools and studied at the University of Missouri at Columbia . After graduating, he taught in Illinois for several years . From 1875 he lived in Marshall. After studying law and becoming a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. In 1880 he became a probate judge; between 1882 and 1884 he was a prosecutor in Saline County .

Politically, Cooney was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1896 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded John Plank Tracey on March 4, 1897 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1903 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell .

In 1902, James Cooney was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to practice as a lawyer. He died on November 16, 1904 in his home town of Marshall, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James Cooney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Cooney in the database of Find a Grave (English)