James Cooper (Pennsylvania)

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James Cooper (May 8, 1810 – March 28, 1863) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician, who served in the United States Congress.

Cooper lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was its Speaker for a year. He represented Pennsylvania in both the United States Senate and the U.S. House.

When the American Civil War started, Cooper raised a brigade of volunteers in Maryland and campaigned as its commander and a brigadier general in 1861 and 1862. In poor health, he was assigned as commandant of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1863.

He is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, near his birthplace in Frederick, Maryland.

[edit] External links

• biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
• Find-A-Grave profile for James Cooper
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Daniel Sheffer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1839 - 1843	Succeeded by Almon Heath Read
Preceded by Simon Cameron	United States Senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania 1849–1855 Served alongside: Daniel Sturgeon, Richard Brodhead	Succeeded by William Bigler

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