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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaGeorge William COOPER
(1851-1899)
COOPER, George William, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., May 21, 1851; attended the country schools, and was
graduated in the academic and law courses from the Indiana
University at Bloomington in 1872; was admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Columbus, Ind.; prosecuting attorney of
Columbus in 1872; mayor of Columbus in 1877; city attorney of
Columbus 1879-1883; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first,
Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3,
1895); chairman, Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands (Fifty-third
Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the
Fifty-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Columbus,
Ind.; died in Chicago, Ill., November 27, 1899; interment in
Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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