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    Cooper, M. L.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1873 (District 1)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Houston

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1835
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 1/25/1873
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Brownsville
    Occupation (when first elected): Grain Merchant, Wheat Buyer and Produce Merchant

    EDUCATION

    Menia Seminary; Secondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Widower
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was educated at Menia Seminary but it is unclear whether it is a secondary or postsecondary institution. (Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873)

    He came to Minnesota in 1857. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1873)

    He settled in Minnesota in 1863. (Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873)

    His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.

    He died of pnuemonia at St. Joseph Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota. His body was sent to relatives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

    Total Days Served: 19

    SESSIONS SERVED

    15th Legislative Session (1873)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1873
    Body: House
    District: 01
    Elected: 11/5/1872
    Residence: Brownsville
    Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/25/1873 (unfinished term)
    Oath Date: 1/7/1873
    Counties Represented: Houston
    Occupation: Grain Merchant, Wheat Buyer and Produce Merchant
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
    Committees:
    • Incorporations
    • Public Lands
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died while in office.

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