Richard M. Cooper
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833
ConstituencyNew Jersey
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1807–1810
Personal details
Born
Richard Matlack Cooper

(1768-02-29)February 29, 1768
Gloucester County, New Jersey
DiedMarch 10, 1843(1843-03-10) (aged 75)
Camden, New Jersey
Resting placeNewton Burying Ground
Political partyAnti-Jacksonian
Spouse
Mary Cooper
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(m. 1798)​
OccupationBanker, judge, politician
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Richard Matlack Cooper (February 29, 1768 – March 10, 1843) was a Representative from New Jersey.

Biography

Richard M. Cooper was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey on February 29, 1768.[1][2] He completed a preparatory course of studies, then was engaged in banking. He married Mary Cooper on May 4, 1798.[3]

He served as coroner from 1795 to 1799, and judge and justice of Gloucester County courts from 1803 to 1823. He was a member of the State General Assembly from 1807 to 1810, and president of the State Bank of New Jersey at Camden from 1813 to 1842.[1]

He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833), after which he declined to be a candidate for reelection.[1]

He died in Camden, New Jersey on March 10, 1843. He is interred in the Newton Burying Ground.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 United States Congress. "Richard M. Cooper (id: C000760)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ↑ Nelson, William, ed. (1913). Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey. Vol. II. New York: Eastern Historical Publishing Society. p. 466. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Prowell, George R., ed. (1886). The History of Camden County, New Jersey. L. J. Richards & Co. pp. 457–458. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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