John Cooney (June 9, 1836 – January 20, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Cooney was born on June 9, 1836, in
Albany, New York
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. He was of Irish descent.
Cooney attended
The Albany Academy
The Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool (age 3) to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselae ...
. He moved to
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
in 1855 and was admitted to the bar two years later. He studied law under
James T. Brady
James Topham Brady (April 9, 1815February 9, 1869) was an American lawyer. Called "one of the most brilliant of all the members of the New York bar", he was born in New York City. Brady studied law in his father's practice before being admitted ...
and defended a large number of murder cases.
A
Democrat
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, Cooney was elected in 1889 to the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
, representing the Kings County 3rd District. He served in the Assembly in
1890
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa.
** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River.
* January 2
** The steamship ...
,
1891
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany.
** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence.
**Germany takes formal possession of its new Africa ...
,
1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
* February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...
,
and
1893
Events
January–March
* January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America.
* Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson.
* January 6 – Th ...
.
He was an elected delegate to the
1894 New York Constitutional Convention, but he died before the convention.
Cooney died of pneumonia on January 20, 1894, in his home at 189 Dean Street. He was in poor health for at least a year beforehand. He was buried in
Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery may refer to:
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California
*Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)
*Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
* Holy Cross Cemetery (Menlo Park, California)
* Holy Cross Cemetery (Pomona, California)
*Holy C ...
.
References
External links
*
Political Graveyard'
*
Find a Grave'
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1836 births
1894 deaths
Politicians from Brooklyn
Lawyers from Brooklyn
19th-century American politicians
Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
American people of Irish descent
Deaths from pneumonia in New York (state)
Lawyers from Albany, New York
Politicians from Albany, New York
The Albany Academy alumni
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
19th-century American lawyers