James A. Cooper, Jr., a prominent corporation attorney of Terre Haute, and member of the law firm of Cooper, Royse, Bogart and Gambill, was born in New Harmony, Posey county, Ind., on December 27, 1874. He is the son of James A. and Emma W.(Stewart) Cooper, the former of whom was born in Posey county, and the latter in Washington, D. C., her father having been a surgeon in the United States Army. The paternal grandparents of James, A. Cooper, Jr., were both members of the Robert Owen community experiment, which was conducted in Posey county in 1825.
Mr. Cooper received his preliminary education in the public schools of Terre Haute, and was awarded degrees from DePauw University in 1895, Harvard University in 1897 and from Harvard Law School in 1900. In 1901, he began practicing law in Terre Haute, he having moved hither in 1888, and almost immediately won recogntion as a lawyer of exceptional ability. In 1904, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Vigo on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1906. During the time in which he held this office he won considerable mention on account of his rigid prosecution of gambling cases and defaulting public officials. His achievements in the prosecution of such offenders brought about the movement which finally abolished gambling, and was one of the direct causes for the enactment of the depository law governing office holders. As a member of the well-known law firm mentioned above, Mr. Cooper is specializing in corporation law, and has built up a large and profitable practice.
In 1907, he married Miss Susan Strong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strong, of Terre Haute, and to this union one son, David, has been born.
Interred 13 Nov 1931
56 Yrs Old
Ball Funeral Home
Suicide - Cut His Own Throat
608 Putnam Street, Terre Haute
Source: OLD CEM Database/City of Terre Haute Website
Mr. Cooper received his preliminary education in the public schools of Terre Haute, and was awarded degrees from DePauw University in 1895, Harvard University in 1897 and from Harvard Law School in 1900. In 1901, he began practicing law in Terre Haute, he having moved hither in 1888, and almost immediately won recogntion as a lawyer of exceptional ability. In 1904, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Vigo on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1906. During the time in which he held this office he won considerable mention on account of his rigid prosecution of gambling cases and defaulting public officials. His achievements in the prosecution of such offenders brought about the movement which finally abolished gambling, and was one of the direct causes for the enactment of the depository law governing office holders. As a member of the well-known law firm mentioned above, Mr. Cooper is specializing in corporation law, and has built up a large and profitable practice.
In 1907, he married Miss Susan Strong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strong, of Terre Haute, and to this union one son, David, has been born.
Interred 13 Nov 1931
56 Yrs Old
Ball Funeral Home
Suicide - Cut His Own Throat
608 Putnam Street, Terre Haute
Source: OLD CEM Database/City of Terre Haute Website
James A. Cooper, Jr., a prominent corporation attorney of Terre Haute, and member of the law firm of Cooper, Royse, Bogart and Gambill, was born in New Harmony, Posey county, Ind., on December 27, 1874. He is the son of James A. and Emma W.(Stewart) Cooper, the former of whom was born in Posey county, and the latter in Washington, D. C., her father having been a surgeon in the United States Army. The paternal grandparents of James, A. Cooper, Jr., were both members of the Robert Owen community experiment, which was conducted in Posey county in 1825.
Mr. Cooper received his preliminary education in the public schools of Terre Haute, and was awarded degrees from DePauw University in 1895, Harvard University in 1897 and from Harvard Law School in 1900. In 1901, he began practicing law in Terre Haute, he having moved hither in 1888, and almost immediately won recogntion as a lawyer of exceptional ability. In 1904, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Vigo on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1906. During the time in which he held this office he won considerable mention on account of his rigid prosecution of gambling cases and defaulting public officials. His achievements in the prosecution of such offenders brought about the movement which finally abolished gambling, and was one of the direct causes for the enactment of the depository law governing office holders. As a member of the well-known law firm mentioned above, Mr. Cooper is specializing in corporation law, and has built up a large and profitable practice.
In 1907, he married Miss Susan Strong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strong, of Terre Haute, and to this union one son, David, has been born.
Interred 13 Nov 1931
56 Yrs Old
Ball Funeral Home
Suicide - Cut His Own Throat
608 Putnam Street, Terre Haute
Source: OLD CEM Database/City of Terre Haute Website
Mr. Cooper received his preliminary education in the public schools of Terre Haute, and was awarded degrees from DePauw University in 1895, Harvard University in 1897 and from Harvard Law School in 1900. In 1901, he began practicing law in Terre Haute, he having moved hither in 1888, and almost immediately won recogntion as a lawyer of exceptional ability. In 1904, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Vigo on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1906. During the time in which he held this office he won considerable mention on account of his rigid prosecution of gambling cases and defaulting public officials. His achievements in the prosecution of such offenders brought about the movement which finally abolished gambling, and was one of the direct causes for the enactment of the depository law governing office holders. As a member of the well-known law firm mentioned above, Mr. Cooper is specializing in corporation law, and has built up a large and profitable practice.
In 1907, he married Miss Susan Strong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strong, of Terre Haute, and to this union one son, David, has been born.
Interred 13 Nov 1931
56 Yrs Old
Ball Funeral Home
Suicide - Cut His Own Throat
608 Putnam Street, Terre Haute
Source: OLD CEM Database/City of Terre Haute Website
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