John G. Cooper

For other people named John Cooper, see John Cooper (disambiguation).

John Gordon Cooper (April 27, 1872 – January 7, 1955) was an Anglo-American railroad worker and politician who served 11 terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1915 to 1937.

John G. Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district
In office March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	Ellsworth R. Bathrick
Succeeded by	Michael J. Kirwan
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Mahoning County district
In office January 2, 1911 – January 3, 1915 Serving with Oscar E. Diser
Preceded by	Randall H. Anderson
Succeeded by	A. O. Fleming, David Heinselman
Personal details
Born	John Gordon Cooper (1872-04-27)April 27, 1872 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England, U.K.
Died	January 7, 1955(1955-01-07) (aged 82) Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio
Political party	Republican

Early years

According to his birth certificate, Cooper was born in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England.^[1] Cooper emigrated from England to the United States in 1881 with his mother, grandmother and brothers, as his father had emigrated in 1880.^[2] The family settled in Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended the public schools and began work in local steel mills in 1885.

Railroads

He entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1896, where he was employed as a locomotive fireman between 1896 and 1900, and as an engineer from 1900 and 1915.

Political career

Cooper served as member of the Republican county committee in 1906. In 1910, he was a delegate to the Republican State convention, and he served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1910 to 1912.

Congress

Cooper was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the 10 succeeding Congresses between (March 4, 1915 and January 3, 1937). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

He then went on to serve as chairman of the Board of Claims, Ohio Industrial Commission from 1937 to 1945.

Retirement

Cooper retired from public and political activities in 1947 and resided in Youngstown, Ohio.

Death and burial

He died in Hagerstown, Maryland, January 7, 1955, and was interred in Lake Park Cemetery, in Youngstown, Ohio.

Sources

1. Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England, "General Register Office, UK birth certificate"
2. US Census, 1880

• United States Congress. "John G. Cooper (id: C000757)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Media related to John G. Cooper at Wikimedia Commons

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ellsworth R. Bathrick	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th congressional district 1915–1937	Succeeded by Michael J. Kirwan