Samuel Bronson Cooper | |
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| Member of theBoard of General Appraisers | |
| In office May 26, 1910 – August 21, 1918 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Marion De Vries |
| Succeeded by | George Emery Weller |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Moses L. Broocks |
| Succeeded by | Martin Dies Sr. |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Long |
| Succeeded by | Moses L. Broocks |
| Member of theTexas Senate from the1st district | |
| In office January 11, 1881 – January 13, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Hobby |
| Succeeded by | William L. Douglass |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Bronson Cooper (1850-05-30)May 30, 1850 |
| Died | August 21, 1918(1918-08-21) (aged 68) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery Beaumont,Texas |
| Party | Democratic |
Samuel Bronson Cooper (May 30, 1850 – August 21, 1918) was aUnited States representative fromTexas and a Member of theBoard of General Appraisers.
Born on May 30, 1850, nearEddyville inCaldwell County,Kentucky,[1] Cooper moved toTexas with his family the same year and located inWoodville,Tyler County, Texas and attended the common schools.[1] Cooperread law and was admitted to the bar in 1871.[2] He entered private practice in Woodville from 1872 to 1885.[2] He was prosecutor for Tyler County from 1876 to 1880.[2] He was a member of theTexas Senate from 1881 to 1885.[2] He was appointed the Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Texas inGalveston by PresidentGrover Cleveland, serving from 1885 to 1888.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Texas district judge in 1888.[1]
Cooper was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives of the53rd United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1905.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the59th United States Congress.[1] He was again elected to the60th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1909.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the61st United States Congress.[1]
Cooper was nominated by PresidentWilliam Howard Taft on May 16, 1910, to a seat on theBoard of General Appraisers vacated byMarion De Vries.[2] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on May 24, 1910, and received his commission on May 26, 1910.[2] His service terminated on August 21, 1918, due to his death inNew York City,New York.[2] He was succeeded byGeorge Emery Weller.[2] He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery inBeaumont,Jefferson County, Texas.[1]
Cooper's daughter,Willie C. Cooper, was born in Woodville. At the age of sixteen she was graduated from the Texas Female College with first honors.[3]
Willie was the first wife ofWilliam P. Hobby.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 2nd congressional district 1907–1909 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theBoard of General Appraisers 1910–1918 | Succeeded by |
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