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COOPER, George Henry, naval officer, was born at Fort Diamond, New York harbor, July 27,1821. He entered the U.S. navj- as midship- man in 1837, served in the Seminole and Mexi- can wars, passed through the successive grades and was on various duties, receiving his commis- sion as commander in July, 1862, being assigned to the Massachusetts of the Atlantic squadron. In 1863 he was in command of the Mercedita of the South Atlantic blockading squadron, and for seven weeks commanded the monitor Sauijamon inside of Charleston Roads, employed on picket duty and acting in concert with the army by constantly shelling Fort Sumter and the batter- ies on Sullivan's Island. He was later stationed at Stono Inlet, S.C., as senior officer, and co-op- erated with the army in expeditions against the Confederates. He commanded successively the Sonoma, the Olaucus and the Winooski, 1863-67; was commissioned captain in December, 1867, and was stationed at Norfolk navj- yard. Later he commanded the frigate Colorado and in 1872 was placed in command of the Norfolk navy 3'ard. He was promoted commodore in June, 1874, and had charge of the Pensacola naA-y yard. He was president of the board of inspection, 1878- 80, and commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, 1880-82. He was commissioned rear admiral in November, 1881, and commanded the North Atlantic station with headquarters in New York. He was retired in July, 1884, and died at Brook- lyn, N.Y., Nov. 14, 1891.

COOPER, George William, representative, was born in Bartholomew count}', Ind., May 21, 1851; son of Moses O. and Marj^ E. (Ogilvie) Cooper; grandson of John Cooper of Maryland, and a descendant of Thomas Ogilvie of Scotland. He was graduated A.B. from Indiana university in 1872, receiving the degree of LL.B. the same year. He was elected prosecuting attorney for Bartholomew and Brown counties in 1782, held the po.sition of mayor of the city of Coluoibus, Ind., and was citj' attorney in 1877. He was a Democratic representative from Indiana in the 51st, 52d and 53d congresses, 1889-95. He was married to Sina E. Greene of Bloomington, Ind. He died in Columbus. Ind., in September, 1901.

COOPER, Henry, senator, was born in Colum- bia, Tenn., Aug. 22. 1827. He was graduated at We.st Tenne.ssee college in 1847; was admitted to the bar in 1849, and was elected to the state legis- lature from Shelbyville in 1853 and in 1857. He was judge of the 7rh judicial circuit of Tennessee, 1862-'66, and principal of the law .scliool at Leb- anon, Tenn., in 18r)r)-'67. He tlien removed to Nashville and was elected to the state senate in 1869. In 1870 he was elected U.S. senator, serv- ing from March 4, 1871. to ]\Iarch 3, 1877. He was killed in Mexico, Feb. 4. 1884.

COOPER, Henry Allen, representative, was born in Walworth count}'. Wis., about 1853. He was graduated from the Northwestern university in 1873 and from Union college of law, Chicago, in 1875. He practised law in Chicago, 111., 1873- 79; removed to Burlington, Wis., in 1879; was district attorney of Racine county, 1880-86; dele- gate to the Republican national convention of 1884; a member of board of education, Racine, Wis., and state senator, 1887-89. He was a Re- publican representative from the first district of Wisconsin in the 53d, 54th. 55th, 56th, 57th and 58th congresses, 1893-1905.

COOPER, Jacob, educator, was born in Butler county, Ohio, Dec. 7, 1830; son of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Walls) Cooper; grandson of W^illiam and Mary (Hunter) Cooper, and of Drury and Mary (Edwards) Walls; great-grand.son of Jacob Cooper; great ^ grandson of Jonathan Cooper and great^ grandson of Judge William Cooper who emigrated from near London, England, with Wil- liam Penn and settled at Pine Point, between Cooper's Creek and the Delaware river, where Camden, N.J., now stands. Jacob Cooper obtained his prepara- tory education by studying while labor- ing on a farm, and in this way earning money to meet his college expenses. He prepared himself for the junior class in Yale, where he was graduated with high honors in 1852. He then studied in the universities of Berlin, Edinburgh and Got- tingen, receiving the

degree of Ph. D. while at the first in 1854. In the same year he was elected a member of the Philosopliical society of Berlin. In 1855 he ac- ce2:>ted the chair of Greek language and litera- ture at Centre college, Danville, Ky. He was elected professor of Greek in Miami university in 1866 but declined the chair to become professor of Greek language and literature at Rutgers col- lege. In 1883 he was elected professor of philos- ophy and etliics in the University of Michigan, and in 1893 became professor of philosophy and logic at Rutgers college. He was ordained to the gospel ministry in the Presbyterian church, and served as cliaplain in the U.S. army in 1862-63. He was married in 1855 to Caroline Macdill, who died in 1857. In 1865 he was married to Mary Linn, and of their children William J., born Dec. 14, 1868, was graduated at Rutgers in 1892 and in

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