Thomas Buchecker Cooper

American politician (1823–1862)
Thomas Buchecker Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1861 – April 4, 1862
Preceded byHenry C. Longnecker
Succeeded byJohn D. Stiles
Personal details
Born(1823-12-29)December 29, 1823
Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 4, 1862(1862-04-04) (aged 38)
Political partyDemocratic

Thomas Buchecker Cooper (December 29, 1823 – April 4, 1862) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Thomas B. Cooper was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1843 and commenced practice in Coopersburg.

Cooper was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress and served until his death in Coopersburg in 1862. Interment is in Woodland Cemetery.

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

Sources

External links

  • Thomas Buchecker Cooper at Find a Grave – Grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, Pennsylvania
  • Thomas Buchecker Cooper at Find a Grave – Cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

1861–1862
Succeeded by
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