George W. Cooper

George William Cooper ( * May 21, 1851 in Columbus, Indiana, † November 27, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1889 and 1895 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Cooper attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent law degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and his admission to the bar he began in Columbus to work in this profession. In 1872, he worked as a prosecutor; In 1877 he became mayor of this city. Between 1879 and 1883 Cooper was a legal representative of his hometown of Columbus.

Politically, Cooper was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1888 he was in the fifth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Courtland C. Matson on March 4, 1889. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1895 three legislative periods. Since 1889 he was chairman of the committee that dealt with irrigation issues.

In 1894, Cooper was defeated by Republican Jesse Overstreet. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on November 27, 1899 in Chicago and was buried in his hometown of Columbus. George Cooper was married to Sina Greene Cooper (1849-1904), with whom he had two children.