Henry Allen Cooper
Henry Allen Cooper | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Clifford E. Randall |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Ryum Amlie |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Clinton Babbitt |
| Succeeded by | Clifford E. Randall |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Jonas |
| Succeeded by | Adam Apple |
| District Attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 1, 1881 – January 1, 1887 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1850 Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1931 (aged 80) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive |
| Spouse | Sara Amelia Phillips |
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| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Committees | Insular Affairs, Rivers and Harbors |
Henry Allen Cooper (September 8, 1850 – March 1, 1931) was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Racine County, Wisconsin. He served 36 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1893 until his death in 1931. He earlier served in the Wisconsin Senate and was district attorney of Racine County.
His father, Joel H. Cooper, served in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1852 term, and was a prominent abolitionist who participated in the Underground Railroad. Cooper famously gave shelter to Joshua Glover on his journey to freedom in Canada, but was not one of the abolitionists prosecuted in the related Ableman v. Booth court cases.