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Samuel B. Cooper

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Samuel Bronson Cooper
Samuel Bronson Cooper
Member of the Board of General Appraisers
In office
May 26, 1910 – August 21, 1918
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byMarion De Vries
Succeeded byGeorge Emery Weller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Preceded byMoses L. Broocks
Succeeded byMartin Dies, Sr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byJohn B. Long
Succeeded byMoses L. Broocks
Member of the Texas Senate
In office
1880–1884
Personal details
Born(1850-05-30)May 30, 1850
Caldwell County, Kentucky
DiedAugust 21, 1918(1918-08-21) (aged 68)
New York City
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materRead law
ProfessionPolitician

Samuel Bronson Cooper (May 30, 1850 – August 21, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Texas and a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.

Biography

Cooper was born near Eddyville, in Caldwell County, Kentucky. He moved with his parents to Texas the same year and located in Woodville. He attended the common schools, and read law. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Woodville in January 1872. Cooper served as the prosecuting attorney of Tyler County from 1876 to 1880, and served as member of the State senate from 1880 to 1884. He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the first district of Texas by President Cleveland in 1885 and served until 1888. Cooper was an unsuccessful candidate for district judge in 1888.[1][2]

Willie C. Cooper

His daughter, Willie C. Cooper, was born in Woodville, Texas. At the age of sixteen she was graduated from the Texas Female College with first honors.[3]

Congressional Service

Cooper was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905), from the Texas's 2nd congressional district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-ninth Congress. Cooper was again elected to the Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-first Congress.[4]

Federal Judicial Service

On May 16, 1910, President Taft nominated Cooper to serve as a Member of the Board of General Appraisers, to the seat vacated by Marion De Vries. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 1910 and received his commission on May 26, 1910. He served on the board until his death and was succeeded by Judge George Emery Weller.[5]

Death

Cooper died in New York City on August 21, 1918, and was interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  2. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  3. ^ Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  5. ^ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  6. ^ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  7. ^ 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 Texas's 2nd congressional district
1893-1905 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd congressional district
1907-1909 		Succeeded by
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