Preceded by Simon Cameron Name James Cooper Preceded by Daniel Sheffer Party Whig Party | Political party Whig Succeeded by William Bigler Profession Politician, Lawyer | |
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Born May 8, 1810
Frederick County, Maryland ( 1810-05-08 ) Spouse(s) Jane Mary Miller Cooper Alma mater Washington & Jefferson College Role Former United States Representative Died March 28, 1863, Columbus, Ohio, United States Education Washington & Jefferson College Previous office Representative (PA 12th District) 1839–1843 | ||
Member of congress start date March 4, 1839 | ||
James Cooper (May 8, 1810 – March 28, 1863) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician, who served in the United States Congress.
Biography
Cooper lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was its Speaker for a year. He represented Pennsylvania in both the United States Senate and the U.S. House.
When the American Civil War started, Cooper raised a brigade of volunteers in Maryland and was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in May 1861. His brigade served in Franz Sigel's division during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In poor health, he was assigned as commandant of Camp Chase, a military staging, training and prison camp near Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1863.
James Cooper is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, near his birthplace in Frederick, Maryland.