Richard M. Cooper Explained

Richard M. Cooper
Birth Name:Richard Matlack Cooper
Birth Date:29 February 1768
Birth Place:Gloucester County, New Jersey
Death Place:Camden, New Jersey
Resting Place:Newton Burying Ground
Occupation:Banker, judge, politician
Signature:Signature of Richard Matlack Cooper (1768–1843).png
Party:Anti-Jacksonian
Office1:Member of the United States House of Representatives
Constituency1:New Jersey
Term Start1:March 4, 1829
Term End1:March 4, 1833
Office2:Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Term Start2:1807
Term End2:1810

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] He completed a preparatory course of studies, then was engaged in banking. He married Mary Cooper on May 4, 1798.[2]

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.

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey . II . William . Nelson . Eastern Historical Publishing Society . New York . 466 . 1913 . 2023-06-30 . Google Books.
  2. Book: The History of Camden County, New Jersey . George R. . Prowell . L. J. Richards & Co. . 457–458 . 1886 . 2023-06-30 . Internet Archive.