Cooper, M. L.
House 1873 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Houston
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1835
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/25/1873
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Brownsville
Occupation (when first elected):
Grain Merchant, Wheat Buyer and Produce Merchant
EDUCATION
Menia Seminary; Secondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was educated at Menia Seminary but it is unclear whether it is a secondary or postsecondary institution. (Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873)
He came to Minnesota in 1857. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1873)
He settled in Minnesota in 1863. (Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873)
His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
He died of pnuemonia at St. Joseph Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota. His body was sent to relatives in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Elected: 11/5/1872
Residence: Brownsville
Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/25/1873
(unfinished term)
Counties Represented:
Houston
Occupation: Grain Merchant, Wheat Buyer and Produce Merchant
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
-
Incorporations
-
Public Lands
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office.