Edward Cooper (West Virginia Congressman)

Edward Cooper (February 26, 1873 – March 1, 1928) was a

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and

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who represented

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in the

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during the 64th and

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es from 1915 to 1919. Cooper was born in

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. He moved with his parents to

Fayette County, West Virginia Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,488. Its county seat is Fayetteville. It is part of the Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern West Virginia. Histor ...

in 1875 where he attended public and private schools. He graduated from

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in 1892, and subsequently from the law department of the same university. He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and practiced law for three years in

Bramwell, West Virginia Bramwell is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Bluestone River. The population was 277 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV- VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. History In the 18 ...

where he was also a member of the

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for eight years. Cooper mausoleum

On the death of his father, Cooper abandoned the practice of law and engaged in the development of

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properties in West Virginia. He was a delegate to the

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in 1912 and elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919). He was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. After leaving Congress, he again engaged in the production of coal in Mercer and McDowell Counties, West Virginia and served as a director in several coal companies. He died in

Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Bluefield WV- VA micropolitan area, which had a population of 106,363 in 2020. Geography Bluefie ...

in 1928 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery,

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1873 births 1928 deaths American lawyers Washington and Lee University alumni Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni People from Fayette County, West Virginia Burials at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia People from Bramwell, West Virginia {{US-Congress-stub

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