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Peter Cooper (American National Biography)
Edward L. Lach, Jr., "Cooper, Peter," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/10/10-00328.html.
Cooper had a long history of public service. He served on the Board of Aldermen of New York City (assistant alderman, 1828-1831, and alderman, 1840-1841), becoming a tireless advocate of municipal innovations such as professional police and fire departments, public education, and a clean water supply for the city. Becoming conversant with economic issues in his later years, he even ran for president in 1876 as the candidate of the Greenback party.
White Plains, NY
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Raleigh (NC) Register, “Hon. David Wilmot in Poughkeepsie,” November 3, 1847
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Hon. David Wilmot in Poughkeepsie – The Proviso Defended
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“Hon. David Wilmot in Poughkeepsie,” Raleigh (NC) Register, November 3, 1847
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Hon. David Wilmot in Poughkeepsie – The Proviso Defended
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“Hon. David Wilmot in Poughkeepsie – The Proviso Defended,” Raleigh (NC) Register, March 27, 1850, p. 2: 4.
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(Natchez) Mississippi Free Trader, “Forney on Wilmot,” March 27, 1850
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“Forney on Wilmot,” (Natchez) Mississippi Free Trader, March 27, 1850
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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, February 3, 2009.
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document
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No
Courtesy of
19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
Original caption
Forney on Wilmot
Source citation
“Forney on Wilmot,” (Natchez) Mississippi Free Trader, March 27, 1850, p. 2: 4.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.