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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriJames COONEY
(1848-1904)
COONEY, James, a
Representative from Missouri; born in County Limerick, Ireland,
July 28, 1848; immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his
parents, who settled near Troy, N.Y.; moved to Missouri where he
attended the public schools and the University of Missouri at
Columbia; taught school in Illinois for several years; in 1875
settled in Marshall, Mo.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and
engaged in the practice of law; elected probate judge in 1880 and
prosecuting attorney of Saline County in 1882 and 1884; elected as
a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1903); unsuccessful candidate
for renomination in 1902; resumed the practice of law; died in
Marshall, Saline County, Mo., November 16, 1904; interment in Ridge
Park Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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