About Richard A. Cooper
Lived 1872 – 1956 (aged 83–84). Richard A. Cooper was an American politician.
Richard A. Cooper (March 9, 1872 – October 9, 1956) was an American politician in Pennsylvania.
Cooper served from 1907 to 1920 on the Philadelphia City Council. During his tenure as a city councilor, he was involved in organizing Philadelphia's 50th anniversary celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. A Republican, he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1935. He is buried at the Eden Cemetery in Collingdale.
Cooper was born in Maryland. He worked as an insurance agent.
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American politician
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Richard A. Cooper was born on 9 March 1872.
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Richard A. Cooper died in 1956.
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Richard A. Cooper was a politician.
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