Patrick H. Cooney
District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
In office
1890–1893
Preceded byWilliam Burnham Stevens
Succeeded byFred N. Wier
Personal details
Born(1845-12-20)December 20, 1845
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 1915(1915-12-15) (aged 69)
Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah Caroline Allen (1895–1897; her death)
OccupationLawyer

Patrick Henry Cooney (December 20, 1845 – December 15, 1915) was an American attorney who served as district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1890 to 1893.

Early life

Cooney was born on December 20, 1845, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was educated in the New York City public schools and Nathaniel Topliff Allen's West Newton English and Classical School. In 1866 he graduated from Natick High School.[1]

Career

Cooney studied law with the firm of Bacon & Sawin and was admitted to the bar on November 1, 1868. He opened a practice in Natick, Massachusetts on January 1, 1869. From 1880 to 1883, Cooney was a member of the Natick school committee. In 1881 he was the Republican nominee for Natick's seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, but lost the election by 3 votes. In 1884, Cooney was appointed an assistant district attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[1] From 1890 to 1893 he was the county's district attorney. After leaving the DA's office, Cooney focused on defending corporations, notably defending the West End Street Railway and Boston Elevated Railway in accident and land damage cases.[2][3]

Personal life

On September 12, 1895, Cooney married Sarah Caroline Allen, daughter of his former educator Nathaniel T. Allen. Sarah Allen Cooney helped found the Unity Church in Natick by organizing Unitarian ministers to give sermons at her home, and later at the Universalist Church and Red Men's Hall. She died during childbirth on November 4, 1897. The Cooney's daughter, Sarah Caroline Cooney, died two days later. In January 1903, the Sarah Allen Cooney Memorial Church was dedicated in Natick by Edward Everett Hale and Samuel A. Eliot.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hurd, D. Hamilton, ed. (1890). History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co. p. 561. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Conklin, Edwin P. (1927). Middlesex County and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 190. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Gould, Levi S. (1905). Ancient Middlesex with Brief Biographical Sketches of the Men who Have Served the Country Officially Since Its Settlement. Somerville Journal Print. p. 261. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nathaniel T. Allen Papers, 1813-1998". Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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