John G. Cooper
John G. Cooper | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Ellsworth R. Bathrick |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. Kirwan |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Mahoning County district | |
| In office January 2, 1911 – January 3, 1915 Serving with Oscar E. Diser | |
| Preceded by | Randall H. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | A. O. Fleming, David Heinselman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gordon Cooper April 27, 1872 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England, U.K. |
| Died | January 7, 1955 (aged 82) Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
John Gordon Cooper (April 27, 1872 – January 7, 1955) was an Anglo-American railroad worker and politician who served 11 terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1915 to 1937.
Early years
[edit]According to his birth certificate, Cooper was born in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England.[1] Cooper emigrated from England to the United States in 1881 with his mother, grandmother and brothers, as his father had emigrated in 1880.[2] The family settled in Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended the public schools and began work in local steel mills in 1885.
Railroads
[edit]He entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1896, where he was employed as a locomotive fireman between 1896 and 1900, and as an engineer from 1900 and 1915.
Political career
[edit]Cooper served as member of the Republican county committee in 1906. In 1910, he was a delegate to the Republican State convention, and he served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1910 to 1912.
Congress
[edit]Cooper was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the 10 succeeding Congresses between (March 4, 1915 and January 3, 1937). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.
He then went on to serve as chairman of the Board of Claims, Ohio Industrial Commission from 1937 to 1945.
Retirement
[edit]Cooper retired from public and political activities in 1947 and resided in Youngstown, Ohio.
Death and burial
[edit]He died in Hagerstown, Maryland, January 7, 1955, and was interred in Lake Park Cemetery, in Youngstown, Ohio.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "John G. Cooper (id: C000757)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
[edit]Media related to John G. Cooper at Wikimedia Commons
