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John G. Cooper

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John G. Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937
Preceded byEllsworth R. Bathrick
Succeeded byMichael 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 byRandall H. Anderson
Succeeded byA. O. Fleming, David Heinselman
Personal details
Born
John Gordon Cooper

(1872-04-27)April 27, 1872
Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England, U.K.
DiedJanuary 7, 1955(1955-01-07) (aged 82)
Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeLake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio
Political partyRepublican

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cooper retired from public and political activities in 1947 and resided in Youngstown, Ohio.

Death and burial

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He died in Hagerstown, Maryland, January 7, 1955, and was interred in Lake Park Cemetery, in Youngstown, Ohio.

Sources

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  1. ^ Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England, "General Register Office, UK birth certificate"
  2. ^ US Census, 1880
  • United States Congress. "John G. Cooper (id: C000757)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 19th congressional district

1915–1937
Succeeded by