Henry Allen Cooper

Henry Allen Cooper
Henry Allen Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Wisconsin's 1st district
	In office; March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1931
Preceded by	Clifford Ellsworth Randall
Succeeded by	Clinton Babbitt
	In office; March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Thomas Ryum Amlie
Succeeded by	Clifford Ellsworth Randall
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 3rd district
	In office; January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
Preceded by	Charles Jonas
Succeeded by	Adam Apple
District Attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1881 – January 1, 1887
Personal details
Born	September 8, 1850; Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 1, 1931 (aged 80); Washington D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Other political; affiliations	Progressive
Spouse	Sara Amelia Phillips
Parent	Joel H. Cooper (father);
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Committees	Insular Affairs, Rivers and Harbors

Henry Allen Cooper (September 8, 1850 – March 1, 1931) was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Racine County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 1st congressional district for 18 terms, spanning from the 1890s to his death in 1931. He earlier served in the Wisconsin Senate and was district attorney of Racine County.^[1]

Early life

Cooper was born in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, son of former Free Soil Party State Representative Joel H. Cooper, a physician. In 1851 the family moved to Burlington, Wisconsin. Their house was a station of the Underground Railroad, and in 1852 sheltered fugitive slave Joshua Cooper on his way to Canada. Henry Cooper graduated from Burlington High School in June 1869. After school, Cooper attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated in 1873. He then attended Union College of Law, then the legal faculty of Northwestern University and graduated there in 1875.^[2] He was then admitted to the bar, practiced in Chicago until 1879 and then commenced practice at Burlington.

Cooper was elected district attorney of Racine County in November 1880 and moved to Racine in January 1881. In 1882 and 1884 he was reelected as district attorney without opposition.

Political career

In 1884, Cooper served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, a tradition he would continue in 1908 and 1924. He was subsequently elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 1886 and served in the 1887 and 1889 legislative sessions. He represented Wisconsin's 3rd State Senate district, which then comprised just Racine County. During his time in the State Senate, he authored a bill to introduce the secret ballot in Wisconsin. In 1890 Cooper unsuccessfully ran for election to the fifty-second Congress.

In 1892, Cooper was elected to the fifty-third Congress, running on the Republican Party ticket in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. He assumed on March 4, 1893. During his time as Congressman, Cooper served as the chairman of the Committee of Rivers and Harbors for the fifty-fifth Congress and the Committee on Insular Affairs for the fifty-sixth Congress through to the sixtieth Congress.

He was also the author of the Philippine Organic Act (1902), and read out the poem Mi último adiós by José Rizal as part of successfully persuading his fellow congressmen to vote for the act. Cooper provided key support for the 1910 bill authorizing construction of the Lincoln Memorial.^[3]

On April 5, 1917, he was one of 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany. Partly due to his opposition to American involvement in World War I, Cooper failed to gain reelection to his seat in 1918, finishing his term on March 3, 1919. Overall serving from the Fifty-third Congress to the Sixty-fifth Congress.

After missing a term of Congress, Cooper was once again elected to represent Wisconsin's 1st district in the Sixty-seventh Congress in 1920 and to the five succeeding Congresses. He served until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 1931, which came before he could start his new term (in the seventy-second Congress). He was buried in Mound Cemetery, Racine, Wisconsin.

Electoral history

U.S. House of Representatives (1890–1930)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
1890^[4]	General	Nov. 4	Clinton Babbitt	Democratic	14,532	48.13%	H. A. Cooper	Rep.	14,209	47.06%	30,191	323
1890^[4]	General	Nov. 4	Clinton Babbitt	Democratic	14,532	48.13%	Stephen Favill	Proh.	1,316	4.36%	30,191	323
1892^[5]	General	Nov. 8	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	20,222	52.26%	Clinton Babbitt (inc)	Dem.	16,449	42.51%	38,692	3,773
1892^[5]	General	Nov. 8	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	20,222	52.26%	T. C. Murdock	Proh.	2,021	5.22%	38,692	3,773
1894^[6]	General	Nov. 6	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	21,972	56.70%	Andrew Kull	Dem.	12,334	31.83%	38,749	9,638
							Hamilton Utley	Peo.	2,828	7.30%
							Alex S. Kaye	Proh.	1,615	4.17%
1896^[7]	General	Nov. 3	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	28,235	64.11%	Jeremiah L. Mahoney	Dem.	14,723	33.43%	44,042	13,512
1896^[7]	General	Nov. 3	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	28,235	64.11%	George W. White	Proh.	1,084	2.46%	44,042	13,512
1898^[8]	General	Nov. 8	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	19,887	61.51%	Clinton Babbitt	Dem.	11,447	35.41%	32,329	8,440
1898^[8]	General	Nov. 8	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	19,887	61.51%	John C. Huffman	Proh.	995	3.08%	32,329	8,440
1900^[9]	General	Nov. 6	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	28,256	64.09%	Gilbert T. Hodges	Dem.	14,556	33.01%	44,091	13,700
1900^[9]	General	Nov. 6	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	28,256	64.09%	John R. Beveridge	Proh.	1,279	2.90%	44,091	13,700
1902^[10]	General	Nov. 4	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	20,437	60.69%	Lewis C. Baker	Dem.	12,122	36.00%	33,672	8,315
1902^[10]	General	Nov. 4	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	20,437	60.69%	Thomas W. North	Proh.	1,111	3.30%	33,672	8,315
1904^[11]	General	Nov. 8	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	25,125	59.52%	Calvin Stewart	Dem.	13,379	31.69%	42,212	11,746
							Jacob W. Born	S.D.	2,461	5.83%
							Henry H. Tubbs	Proh.	1,235	2.93%
1906^[12]	General	Nov. 6	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	16,226	61.11%	John J. Cunningham	Dem.	8,818	33.21%	26,553	7,408
1906^[12]	General	Nov. 6	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	16,226	61.11%	Moses Hull	S.D.	1,504	5.66%	26,553	7,408
1908^[13]	General	Nov. 3	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	26,728	60.58%	Henry A. Moehlenpah	Dem.	14,018	31.77%	44,117	12,710
							William A. Jacobs	S.D.	1,791	4.06%
							J. H. Berkey	Proh.	1,576	3.57%
1910^[14]	General	Nov. 8	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	15,096	57.22%	Calvin Stewart	Dem.	8,606	32.62%	26,384	6,490
							Michael Yabs	S.D.	1,860	7.05%
							Hans H. Moe	Proh.	820	3.11%
1912^[15]	General	Nov. 5	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	18,914	53.15%	Calvin Stewart	Dem.	13,816	38.82%	35,586	5,098
							Joseph Orth	S.D.	1,523	4.28%
							Marcus S. Kellogg	Proh.	1,333	3.75%
1914^[16]	General	Nov. 3	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	16,547	58.18%	Calvin Stewart	Dem.	9,911	34.85%	28,439	6,636
							John P. Fennell	S.D.	1,077	3.79%
							Truman Parker	Proh.	902	3.17%
1916^[17]	General	Nov. 7	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	24,851	61.56%	Jay W. Page	Dem.	12,587	31.18%	40,367	12,264
							William J. Hensche	Proh.	1,491	3.69%
							Michael Yabs	S.D.	1,434	3.55%
1918^[18]	Primary^[19]	Sep. 3	Clifford E. Randall	Republican	8,295	50.51%	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Rep.	8,113	49.41%	16,421	182
	General	Nov. 5	Clifford E. Randall	Republican	13,177	42.28%	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Ind.	7,718	24.77%	31,164	4,159
							Calvin Stewart	Dem.	9,018	28.94%
							Michael Yabs	S.D.	1,242	3.99%
1920^[20]	Primary^[21]	Sep. 7	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	15,282	37.63%	Clifford E. Randall (inc)	Rep.	13,896	34.21%	40,614	1,386
							Charles D. Rosa	Rep.	7,437	18.31%
							F. C. Adams	Rep.	3,999	9.85%
	General	Nov. 2	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	51,144	75.88%	Andrew F. Stahl	Dem.	13,661	20.27%	67,400	37,483
	General	Nov. 2	Henry Allen Cooper	Republican	51,144	75.88%	Samuel S. Walkup	Soc.	2,585	3.84%	67,400	37,483
1922^[22]	Primary^[23]	Sep. 5	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	27,633	68.59%	Lawrence C. Whittet	Rep.	12,656	31.41%	40,289	14,977
1922^[22]	General	Nov. 7	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	37,958	94.44%	Niels P. Nielson	Soc.	2,179	5.42%	40,191	35,779
1924^[24]	Primary	Sep. 2	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	36,513	62.68%	Charles H. Pfennig	Rep.	21,738	37.32%	58,251	14,775
1924^[24]	General	Nov. 4	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	60,770	71.97%	Calvin Stewart	Dem.	23,612	27.97%	84,433	37,158
1926^[25]	General	Nov. 2	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	50,531	99.95%					50,555	50,507
1928^[26]	Primary	Sep. 4	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	41,914	82.68%	Richard A. Williams	Rep.	8,780	17.32%	50,694	33,134
1928^[26]	General	Nov. 6	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	83,064	80.17%	William C. Kiernan	Dem.	20,539	19.82%	103,612	62,525
1930^[27]	General	Nov. 4	Henry Allen Cooper (inc)	Republican	46,272	95.65%	William C. Kiernan	Dem.	2,102	4.35%	48,374	44,170

References

^ "Cooper, Henry Allen 1850 - 1931". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "COOPER, Henry Allen | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "Washington Letter". The Sandusky Register. February 28, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved May 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1891 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1891. p. 572. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1893 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1893. p. 620. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1895 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1895. p. 658. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1897 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1897. p. 652. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1899 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1899. p. 744. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1901 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1901. p. 722. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1903 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1903. p. 1073. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1905 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1905. pp. 1065–1066. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1907 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1907. p. 1116. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1909 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1084. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1911 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1911. p. 728. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketches". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1913 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1913. p. 630. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1915. p. 229. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 288. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1919 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1919. p. 154. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Congressmen, September Primary, 1918, Republican". Wisconsin State Journal. September 20, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1921 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1921. p. 222. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Congressional District Result". Kenosha News. September 8, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1923 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1923. p. 572. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Cooper Renominated by Record Majority". Kenosha News. September 6, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1925. pp. 486, 569. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1927 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1927. pp. 501, 581. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1929 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1929. pp. 741, 822. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1931 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1931. pp. 560, 563. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

External links

United States Congress. "Henry Allen Cooper (id: C000752)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Cooper, Henry Allen Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine - Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Charles Jonas	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Succeeded by Adam Apple
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Clinton Babbitt	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1919	Succeeded by Clifford Ellsworth Randall
Preceded by Clifford Ellsworth Randall	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1931	Succeeded by Thomas Ryum Amlie

[wihist-1] "Cooper, Henry Allen 1850 - 1931". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[2] "COOPER, Henry Allen | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[3] "Washington Letter". The Sandusky Register. February 28, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved May 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1891 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1891. p. 572. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[5] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1893 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1893. p. 620. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[6] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1895 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1895. p. 658. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[7] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1897 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1897. p. 652. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[8] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1899 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1899. p. 744. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[9] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1901 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1901. p. 722. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[10] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1903 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1903. p. 1073. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[11] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1905 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1905. pp. 1065–1066. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[12] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1907 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1907. p. 1116. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[13] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1909 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1084. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[14] "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1911 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1911. p. 728. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[15] "Biographical Sketches". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1913 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1913. p. 630. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[16] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1915. p. 229. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[17] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 288. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[18] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1919 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1919. p. 154. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[19] "Congressmen, September Primary, 1918, Republican". Wisconsin State Journal. September 20, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[20] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1921 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1921. p. 222. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[21] "Congressional District Result". Kenosha News. September 8, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[22] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1923 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1923. p. 572. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[23] "Cooper Renominated by Record Majority". Kenosha News. September 6, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[24] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1925. pp. 486, 569. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[25] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1927 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1927. pp. 501, 581. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[26] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1929 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1929. pp. 741, 822. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[27] "Election Statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1931 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1931. pp. 560, 563. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

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Henry Allen Cooper

Early life

Political career

Electoral history

U.S. House of Representatives (1890–1930)

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