James Cooper (Pennsylvania)

James Cooper
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855
Preceded by	Simon Cameron
Succeeded by	William Bigler
Personal details
Born	(1810-05-08)May 8, 1810 Frederick County, Maryland
Died	March 28, 1863(1863-03-28) (aged 52) Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Jane Mary Miller Cooper
Alma mater	Washington & Jefferson College
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

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

General James Cooper

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 was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in May 1861. His brigade served in Franz Sigel's division during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In poor health, he was assigned as commandant of Camp Chase, a military staging, training and prison camp near Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1863.

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

See also

• List of American Civil War generals
• Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

External links

• James Cooper (Pennsylvania) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-12
• "James Cooper (Pennsylvania)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-12. 

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Daniel Sheffer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843	Succeeded by Almon H. Read
United States Senate
Preceded by Simon Cameron	United States Senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855 Served alongside: Daniel Sturgeon and Richard Brodhead	Succeeded by William Bigler