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Samuel Bronson Cooper, Sr.
Full Name: Samuel Bronson "Sam" Cooper, Sr.
Date of birth: May 30, 1850
Date of death: August 21, 1918
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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1
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Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
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18th
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(2)
(3)
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Democrat
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Woodville / Tyler
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Senate President Pro Tempore (18th)
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Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler
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1
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
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Democrat
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Woodville / Tyler
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Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler
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(1)
18th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/13/1883, Regular Session; and 1st C.S.
Senate Journal.
(2)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(3)
18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years.
Senate Journal. January 10, 1883
January 9, 1883
(4)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1882 due to redistricting. Act passed May 3, 1882, 17th Legislature, C.S., ch. 13,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5)
Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(6)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(7)
17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
COOPER, Samuel Bronson (1850-1918). Representative, TX.
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
COOPER, SAMUEL BRONSON (1850-1918).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Sam Bronson Cooper, pp. 475-476.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 237.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
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Other Resources |
Memorial, October 1933, Samuel Bronson Cooper, Jr. Relatives: Samuel Bronson Cooper, Sr. - father; Samuel Bronson Cooper, Jr. - son.
Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
S.B. Cooper, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
S.B. Cooper, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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