Thomas Valentine Cooper
Thomas Valentine Cooper | |
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| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus B. Leedom |
| Succeeded by | Tyron Lewis |
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County | |
| In office 1872–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Tyron Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Orson Flagg Bullard |
| Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district | |
| In office 1873–1874 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Waddell |
| Succeeded by | John Edgar Reyburn |
| Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district | |
| In office 1875–1888 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Randall |
| Succeeded by | John Buchanan Robinson |
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County | |
| In office 1901–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Henry Garvin |
| Succeeded by | William D. Jones Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1835 Cadiz, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1909 Media, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Media Cemetery, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ada F. Cooper |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | 1st lieutenant |
| Commands | 26th Pennsylvania Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
Thomas Valentine Cooper (January 16, 1835 - December 19, 1909) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County for the 1870 and 1872 terms. Cooper served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for district 5 from 1873 to 1874 and for district 9 from 1875 to 1889. He was reelected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1901 and served until his death in 1909.
Cooper served as a private and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, was a newspaper editor of the Delaware County American newspaper for 54 years and an author of books on political and civil war history.