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Allen Foster Cooper
Allen Foster Cooper
	Myersdale Republican (Myersdale, Pennsylvania), September 25, 1902
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 23rd district
	In office; March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	William H. Graham
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Crago
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1862; Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Died	April 20, 1917 (aged 54)
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Mount Union College; University of Michigan Law School

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Allen Foster Cooper (June 16, 1862 – April 20, 1917)^[1]^[2] was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Allen Foster Cooper was born in Franklin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the State Normal School in California, Pennsylvania in 1881. He attended Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, in 1883. After this he taught for six years in public schools.

Cooper graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, and commenced practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Cooper was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses. After his time in Congress, he resumed business and the practice of law in Uniontown.

References

United States Congress. "Allen F. Cooper (id: C000745)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William H. Graham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1903–1911	Succeeded by Thomas S. Crago

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[1] Hart's History and Directory of the Three Towns, Brownsville, Bridgeport, West Brownsville

[2] S. A. F. COOPER PASSES AWAY

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-'''Allen Foster Cooper''' (January 3, 1838 &ndash;  March 29, 1918) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
+{{Infobox officeholder
+| name = Allen Foster Cooper
+| image = Allen Foster Cooper (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
+| caption = ''Myersdale Republican'' (Myersdale, Pennsylvania), September 25, 1902
+| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
+| district = [[Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district|23rd]]
+| term_start = March 4, 1903
+| term_end = March 3, 1911
+| preceded = [[William H. Graham (politician)|William H. Graham]]
+| succeeded = [[Thomas S. Crago]]
+| birth_date = {{birth date|1862|6|16}}
+| death_date = {{death date and age|1917|4|20|1862|6|16}}
+| birth_place = [[Franklin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]], [[Pennsylvania]]
+| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
+| alma_mater  = [[Mount Union College]]<br/>[[University of Michigan Law School]]
+}}
+'''Allen Foster Cooper''' (June 16, 1862 – April 20, 1917)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NJhAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA458 Hart's History and Directory of the Three Towns, Brownsville, Bridgeport, West Brownsville]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/15365156/ S. A. F. COOPER PASSES AWAY]</ref> was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
-Allen Foster Cooper was born in [[Franklin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from the [[California University of Pennsylvania|State Normal School]] in [[California, Pennsylvania]] in 1881. He attended [[Mount Union College]] in [[Alliance, Ohio]], in 1883.  After this he taught for six years in public schools.
+Allen Foster Cooper was born in [[Franklin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from the [[California University of Pennsylvania|State Normal School]] in [[California, Pennsylvania]] in 1881. He attended [[Mount Union College]] in [[Alliance, Ohio]], in 1883.  After this he taught for six years in public schools.
-Cooper graduated from the law department of the [[University of Michigan]] at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, and commenced practice in [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania]].
+Cooper graduated from the [[law]] department of the [[University of Michigan]] at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, and commenced [[Practice of law|practice]] in [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania]].
-Cooper was elected as a Republican to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and to the three succeeding Congresses. After his time in Congress, he resumed business and the practice of law in Uniontown. He died in Uniontown in 1918, aged 80; interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
+Cooper was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and to the three succeeding Congresses. After his time in Congress, he resumed business and the practice of law in Uniontown.
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+==References==
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+{{CongBio|C000745|Allen F. Cooper}}
 *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html The Political Graveyard]
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