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| name = Richard M. Cooper |
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| image = Richard Matlack Cooper (1768–1843).png |
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| birth_name = Richard Matlack Cooper |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1768|02|29}} |
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| birth_place = [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], New Jersey |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1843|03|10|1768|02|29}} |
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| death_place = [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], New Jersey |
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| resting_place = Newton Burying Ground |
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| signature = Signature of Richard Matlack Cooper (1768–1843).png |
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| party = [[National Republican Party|Anti-Jacksonian]] |
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| office1 = Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] |
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| constituency1 = [[New Jersey's at-large congressional district|New Jersey]] |
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| term_start1 = March 4, 1829 |
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| term_end1 = March 4, 1833 |
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| office2 = Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] |
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| term_start2 = 1807 |
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| term_end2 = 1810 |
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'''Richard Matlack Cooper''' (February 29, 1768 – March 10, 1843) was a [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[New Jersey]]. |
'''Richard Matlack Cooper''' (February 29, 1768 – March 10, 1843) was a [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[New Jersey]]. |
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==Biography== |
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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. |
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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&ci=207%2C323%2C654%2C50 |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 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/> |
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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 – March 4, 1833), after which he declined to be a candidate for reelection.<ref name=CongBio/> |
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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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Revision as of 21:50, 30 June 2023
Richard M. Cooper | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833 | |
| Constituency | New Jersey |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1807–1810 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Matlack Cooper February 29, 1768 Gloucester County, New Jersey |
| Died | March 10, 1843 (aged 75) Camden, New Jersey |
| Resting place | Newton Burying Ground |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian |
| Signature | .png){kind=small} |
Richard Matlack Cooper (February 29, 1768 – March 10, 1843) was a Representative from New Jersey.
Biography
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 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
- ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Richard M. Cooper (id: C000760)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ 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.
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