William Raworth Cooper (February 20, 1793 – September 22, 1856) was a

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from

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. He was born near

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, Gloucester County, New Jersey, February 20, 1793 and attended the local schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1839 to 1841. He was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841) and resumed agricultural pursuits until his death near Bridgeport on September 22, 1856. He is interred in the Cooper family burying ground, near Bridgeport.

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1793 births 1856 deaths People from Gloucester County, New Jersey Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly 19th-century American politicians {{NewJersey-politician-stub