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'''Richard Matlack Cooper''' (February 29, 1768 - March 10, 1843) was a [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[New Jersey]].
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'''Richard Matlack Cooper''' (February 29, 1768 – March 10, 1843) was a [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[New Jersey]].


==Biography==
He completed a preparatory course of studies; was engaged in banking; was a coroner 1795–1799; judge and justice of Gloucester County courts 1803–1823; a member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|State general assembly]] 1807–1810; president of the State Bank of New Jersey at Camden 1813–1842; elected as an [[National Republican Party|Anti- Jacksonian]] to the [[21st United States Congress|Twenty-first]] and [[22nd United States Congress|Twenty-second]] Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833); declined to be a candidate for reelection; died in [[Camden, New Jersey]], March 10, 1843. He is interred in the Newton Burying Ground.
Richard M. Cooper was born in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]] on February 29, 1768.<ref name=CongBio>{{CongBio|C000760|inline=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttUwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA466 |title=Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey |volume=II |editor-first=William |editor-last=Nelson |publisher=Eastern Historical Publishing Society |place=New York |page=466 |date=1913 |access-date=2023-06-30 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He completed a preparatory course of studies, then was engaged in banking. He married Mary Cooper on May 4, 1798.<ref name=Camden>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofcamdenc00prow/page/457/mode/1up |title=The History of Camden County, New Jersey |editor-first=George R. |editor-last=Prowell |publisher=L. J. Richards & Co. |pages=457–458 |date=1886 |access-date=2023-06-30 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

He served as coroner from 1795 to 1799, and judge and justice of Gloucester County courts from 1803 to 1823. He was a member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|State General Assembly]] from 1807 to 1810, and president of the State Bank of New Jersey at Camden from 1813 to 1842.<ref name=CongBio/>

He was elected as an [[National Republican Party|Anti-Jacksonian]] to the [[21st United States Congress|Twenty-first]] and [[22nd United States Congress|Twenty-second]] Congresses (March 4, 1829 &ndash; March 4, 1833), after which he declined to be a candidate for reelection.<ref name=CongBio/>

He died in [[Camden, New Jersey]] on March 10, 1843. He is interred in the Newton Burying Ground.<ref name=CongBio/>


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Latest revision as of 01:01, 15 December 2024

Richard M. Cooper
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833
ConstituencyNew Jersey
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1807–1810
Personal details
Born
Richard Matlack Cooper

(1768-02-29)February 29, 1768
Gloucester County, New Jersey
DiedMarch 10, 1843(1843-03-10) (aged 75)
Camden, New Jersey
Resting placeNewton Burying Ground
Political partyAnti-Jacksonian
Spouse
Mary Cooper
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(m. 1798)​
OccupationBanker, judge, politician
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Richard Matlack Cooper (February 29, 1768 – March 10, 1843) was a Representative from New Jersey.

Biography

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Richard M. Cooper was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey on February 29, 1768.[1][2] He completed a preparatory course of studies, then was engaged in banking. He married Mary Cooper on May 4, 1798.[3]

He served as coroner from 1795 to 1799, and judge and justice of Gloucester County courts from 1803 to 1823. He was a member of the State General Assembly from 1807 to 1810, and president of the State Bank of New Jersey at Camden from 1813 to 1842.[1]

He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833), after which he declined to be a candidate for reelection.[1]

He died in Camden, New Jersey on March 10, 1843. He is interred in the Newton Burying Ground.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Richard M. Cooper (id: C000760)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ Nelson, William, ed. (1913). Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey. Vol. II. New York: Eastern Historical Publishing Society. p. 466. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Prowell, George R., ed. (1886). The History of Camden County, New Jersey. L. J. Richards & Co. pp. 457–458. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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