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James Cooper
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James Cooper was an American politician, military officer, and lawyer. Born in Frederick County in 1810, he attended Washington & Jefferson College. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a United States senator. His political affiliation was with the Whig Party, and his work location included Washington, D.C.
During the American Civil War, Cooper served in the Union Army, achieving the rank of general. He died in Columbus in 1863. He is described by Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography and is recognized in the US Senators collection.
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Within Vinony's link graph, James Cooper is referenced by 538 other articles, and connects out to brigadier general, Almon Heath Read and United States.
It sits within the topics 1810 births, 1863 deaths and 19th-century American lawyers.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1810–1863
- Nationality
- US
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 3 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Cooper
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Frederick County
- Place of death
- Columbus
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Political party
- Whig Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- American Civil War
- Military branch
- Union Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- JCooper.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1810-05-08
- date of death
- 1863-03-28
- name in native language
- James Cooper
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- Commons category
- James Cooper (Pennsylvania politician)
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