Samuel B. Cooper
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Samuel Bronson Cooper was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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- Born near Eddyville, KentuckyEddyville, KentuckyEddyville is a city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,350 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lyon County . The Kentucky State Penitentiary is located in Eddyville.-History:...
, Cooper moved with his parents to Texas the same year and located in Woodville, TexasWoodville, TexasWoodville is a town in Tyler County, Texas, United States. The town is intersected by three U.S. highways: U.S. Highway 69, U.S. Highway 190, and U.S. Highway 287. The population was 2,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tyler County...
. - He attended the common schools.
- He studied law.
- He was admitted to the barAdmission to the bar in the United StatesIn the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1871 and commenced practice in Woodville in January 1872. - He served as prosecuting attorney of Tyler County 1876-1880.
- He served as member of the State senate 1880-1884.
- He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the first district of Texas by President Cleveland in 1885 and served until 1888.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for district judge in 1888.
- Cooper was elected as a DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-third53rd United States CongressThe Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1905). - He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-ninth59th United States CongressThe Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
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- Cooper was again elected to the Sixtieth60th United States CongressThe Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1909). - He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-first61st United States CongressThe Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
Congress. - He was appointed a member of the United States Board of General Appraisers at the port of New York City by President Taft in 1910.
- He died in New York City August 21, 1918.
- He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TexasBeaumont, TexasBeaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
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