Frank Henry Cooney | |
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| 9thGovernor of Montana | |
| In office March 13, 1933 – December 15, 1935 | |
| Lieutenant | Tom Kane Ernest T. Eaton Elmer Holt |
| Preceded by | John E. Erickson |
| Succeeded by | Elmer Holt |
| 11thLieutenant Governor of Montana | |
| In office January 5, 1933 – March 13, 1933 | |
| Governor | John E. Erickson |
| Preceded by | Frank A. Hazelbaker |
| Succeeded by | Tom Kane |
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| Born | (1872-12-31)December 31, 1872 Norwood, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 15, 1935(1935-12-15) (aged 62) Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relations | Mike Cooney (grandson) |
Frank Henry Cooney (December 31, 1872 – December 15, 1935) was aCanadian-American politician and businessman who served as theninth governor ofMontana from 1933 to 1935.[1]
Cooney was born inNorwood,Ontario, Canada, and received a limited education inCatholic schools. He dropped out of school at the age of fourteen and worked as a delivery boy in a grocery store and for a short time, he tried working with his father in the nursery business.
Cooney moved toButte, Montana in July, 1891, and found employment in a grocery store. He then found a position in the wholesale department of the Davidson Grocery Company.
In 1894, Cooney and his brother, Howard C. Cooney, started the firm of Cooney Brothers. Later it was incorporated under the name of Cooney Brokerage company, a success from the beginning. The company continued to expand with the additions of livestock and agricultural holdings.[2] He was public administrator forSilver Bow County, Montana from 1898 to 1900.
Elected lieutenant governor in 1932, Cooney served until March 13, 1933, when he assumed the duties of GovernorJohn Edward Erickson, who resigned so that Cooney could appoint him toThomas J. Walsh's senate seat after Walsh's untimely death. Cooney is credited for reforming the state liquor laws and establishing a water conservation program.
He married Emma May Poindexter Cooney on December 27, 1899, and the couple had seven children, Francis H, John Phillip, Mary Margaret, Walter Poindexter, twins, Tyler Thompson and Virginia Elizabeth and their youngest Gage Rodman.[3]
Cooney died of heart failure on December 15, 1935, and was succeeded by Lieutenant GovernorElmer Holt.[4] He is interred at Saint Mary Cemetery inMissoula. His grandson,Mike Cooney, is a politician who served as the 36th lieutenant governor of Montana.[5]
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| Preceded by Frank A. Hazelbacker | Lieutenant Governor of Montana 1933 | Succeeded by Tom Kane |
| Preceded by | Governor of Montana 1933–1935 | Succeeded by |
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