History of Greenville, (Bond County) Illinois United States of America

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Biography of Job Adams Cooper

Job Adams Cooper, governor of Colorado, was born near Greenville, Ill., Nov. 6, 1843; son of Charles and Maria (Hadley) Cooper. His father was born in Maidstown, Kent county, England, came to America and settled in Newark, N. J., in 1806, learned the trade of carriage making and in 1840 removed to Bond county, Illinois, where he engaged in farming and died in 1865. Job was graduated at Knox college, A.B. in 1865, and A.M. in 1868. He served in the civil war, 1864-65, with the 137th Illinois volunteers. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and practised in Greenville, Ill. He was circuit clerk and recorder of Bond county, 1868-72; removed to Denver, Col., in 1872, where he practised law, engaged in insurance business, in banking and in stock raising. In 1888 he was elected governor of Colorado as a Republican, serving 1889-91. He was president of the National bank of commerce, 1891-99. He was married Sept. 17, 1867, to Jane O., daughter of the Rev. Romulus E. Barnes of Galesburg, Ill., and their son Charles J. (Knox college, 1897) succeeded to the management of the banking and mining business of his father who died in Denver, Col., Jan. 20, 1899.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor