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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | George B. Cooper |
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Jackson, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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June 06, 1808
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| Died | August 29, 1866
(58 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | COOPER, George Byran, a Representative from Michigan; born at Long Hill, Morris County, N.J., June 6, 1808; attended the public schools; moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1830, and later, in 1835, to Jackson, Mich., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits; postmaster of Jackson from 1836 to 1846; member of the State senate in 1837 and 1838; established an iron foundry at Jackson in 1840; served in the State house of representatives in 1842; State treasurer of Michigan from March 17, 1846, to March 13, 1850; engaged in banking at Jackson in 1851; presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, to May 15, 1860, when he was succeeded by William A. Howard, who successfully contested his election; resided in New Bedford, Wall Township, Monmouth County, until his death on August 29, 1866; interment probably at Shark River, N.J.
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