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About William Cooper
William Cooper was an American politician, judge, merchant, land speculator and developer who was the founder of Cooperstown, New York. He was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in the United States Congress, representing Otsego County and central New York. He was the father of James Fenimore Cooper, a writer of historical novels related to the New York frontier.
Everything about William Cooper →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, judge, jurist
- Position held
- United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 2, 1754
- Died
- December 22, 1809