Allen Foster Cooper (June 16, 1862 – April 20, 1917)[1][2] was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Allen Foster Cooper
Myersdale Republican (Myersdale, Pennsylvania), September 25, 1902
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byWilliam H. Graham
Succeeded byThomas S. Crago
Personal details
Born(1862-06-16)June 16, 1862
Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 20, 1917(1917-04-20) (aged 54)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materMount Union College
University of Michigan Law School

Allen Foster Cooper was born in Franklin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the State Normal School in California, Pennsylvania in 1881. He attended Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, in 1883. After this he taught for six years in public schools.

Cooper graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, and commenced practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Cooper was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses. After his time in Congress, he resumed business and the practice of law in Uniontown.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Allen F. Cooper (id: C000745)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

1903–1911
Succeeded by