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"Tennessee Trails" through Bedford County
Edmund Cooper, brother of Henry Cooper, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., September 11, 1821; was graduated from Jackson (Tenn.) College in 1839; studied law at Harvard University; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., in 1841; member of the State house of representatives in 1849; presidential elector on the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860; Union delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1861; again elected to the State house of representatives but in 1865 resigned; upon the readmission of the State of Tennessee to representation was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress and served from July 24, 1866, to March 3, 1867; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fortieth Congress; appointed by President Johnson Assistant Secretary of the Treasury November 20, 1867, and served until March 20, 1869; resumed the practice of law at Shelbyville and died there July 21, 1911;
interment in Willow Mount Cemetery
Photo above from "Sandra" - Find-A-Grave
US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives,
serving from 1865 to 1867. Also served as a Member of the Tennessee State Legislature. ( Contributed by "Kris" - Fina-A-Grave )
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