George W. Cooley

George W. Cooley (July 28, 1811 – October 26, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Commonwealth Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Early life Cooley was born on July 28, 1811, in Deerfield, Massachusetts. In 1835 he was admitted to the Maine bar. He later moved from Bangor, Maine, to Boston and on April 13, 1843, he was admitted to the Suffolk County bar. In 1854 he represented Boston in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It was the first time in the history of the Commonwealth that the Attorney General had petitioned for the removal of a district attorney. As Cooley was confined to the asylum, the court appointed Benjamin Butler to serve as his guardian ad litem. On February 4, 1861, the Court removed Cooley from office.