John Tyler Cooper
30th Mayor of Atlanta
Personal details
Born(1844-03-26)March 26, 1844
Marietta, Georgia
DiedNovember 21, 1912(1912-11-21) (aged 68)
Atlanta, Georgia
Resting placeOakland Cemetery[1]
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary E Marks
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
RankCorporal
Unit 9th Battalion Georgia Artillery[2]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Tyler Cooper (March 26, 1844 – November 21, 1912)[3] was an American politician, serving from 1887 until 1889 as the 30th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.

Biography

Born in Marietta, Georgia, John T. Cooper was a grandson of tragedian Thomas Cooper and a great-grandson of Captain Edward Dunscomb, a noted New York soldier in the American Revolutionary War.

As a young man, Cooper served in a Georgia unit during the American Civil War in many battles, including Chickamauga. Following the war, he married Mary Crain Marks and raised a family.

During the winter of 1867–68, Cooper and other young men, including the younger brother of future mayor George Hillyer, organized the Young Men's Democratic Club of Atlanta and became active in local politics.

On July 4, 1879, Cooper was admitted to the Society of the Cincinnati. In 1884, he served as councilman of Atlanta's Sixth Ward before he was elected mayor.

Notes

  1. ^ "John Tyler Cooper". Find A Grave. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Cooper, John T". National Park Service. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ Franklin Garrett Necrology Database - Atlanta History Center Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded byGeorge Hillyer Mayor of Atlanta January 1887 – January 1889 Succeeded byJohn Thomas Glenn
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