John Cooper

U.S. Congressperson

1729 – 1785

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Who was John Cooper?

John Cooper was a public official from New Jersey during the American Revolution.

Born near Woodbury in Gloucester County, New Jersey, he was a member of the Gloucester County Committee of Correspondence in 1774. He served in the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1775 and 1776 and served on the committee that drafted New Jersey's first constitution. He was elected to the Second Continental Congress in 1776, but did not attend. He was elected a judge in the Gloucester County courts in 1779 and served until his death.

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Born
Feb 5, 1729
Died
Apr 1, 1785

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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