Job Adams Cooper
Job Adams Cooper | ||
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Lieutenant William Grover Smith | | |
Preceded by | Alva Adams | |
Succeeded by | John L. Routt | |
Personal details | ||
Born | Greenville, Illinois | November 6, 1843|
Died | January 20, 1899 | (aged 55)|
Political party | Republican | |
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Job Adams Cooper (November 6, 1843 – January 20, 1899) was a U.S.
Early life
Job Adams Cooper was born in
Cooper enlisted as a sergeant in the
That same year, Cooper married Jane O. Barnes, the daughter of a prominent minister, and they had four children together. Leaving his family behind in 1872, he accompanied A. C. Phelps on a westward journey hoping to find entrepreneurial opportunities, and eventually settled in Denver, Colorado, where they started the law firm of Phelps and Cooper. In between 1872 and 1888, Cooper expanded his business interests to include insurance, banking, mining, and the cattle industry.
Governor of Colorado
In 1888, Cooper was nominated for Governor, and went on to defeat Rocky Mountain News editor Thomas M. Patterson in the general election. Following his inauguration as the state's sixth Governor in January, 1889, he signed legislation that created thirteen new counties, including: Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Montezuma, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Rio Blanco, Sedgwick, and Yuma. Furthermore, he opened a state orphans home in Denver and a state reformatory in Chaffee County.
Retirement
Cooper declined to seek reelection in 1890, and returned to his law practice. He later formed a construction business and built Denver's Cooper Building. From 1893 to 1897, he served as President of the local
Family life
Cooper had a daughter, Mary Louisa Cooper, wife of geologist and railroad official, Lucius Seymour Storrs. The Storrs had two children, Lucius Seymour Storrs Jr., and Margaret Storrs Grierson.[2]
References
- ^ "Colorado Governor Job Adams Cooper". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- OCLC 22884556.
External links
- "Job Adams Cooper". Find a Grave. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- National Governors Association