Cooper, William, 1754-1809
Variant namesFounder of Cooperstown, N.Y., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State, and first judge of the Otsego County, N.Y. Court of Common Pleas. Cooper was the father of author James Fenimore Cooper.
From the description of Letter, 1792 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486944
From the description of Letter, 1792 October 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617685
From the description of Letter, 1792 April 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519536
From the description of Letter, 1792 January 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122687784
Founder of Cooperstown, New York and the father of James Fenimore Cooper, William Cooper was the first judge of Otsego County and a leading political arbiter of upstate New York during the 1790's. He was twice elected to Congress as a Federalist. As a major land developer for the region, he not only bought and sold property for himself but was a land agent for numerous other large patents.
From the description of Papers, 1712-1900. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27050326
Founder of Cooperstown, New York and the father of James Fenimore Cooper.
From the description of Family papers, 1800-1900. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27089493
From the description of Business papers, 1712-1892. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27089410
From the description of Maps and land surveys, [ca. 1755-1829]. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27089446
From the description of Correspondence, 1704-1809, bulk 1786-1809. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27089430
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| associatedWith | Banyar, Goldsbrow. | person |
| correspondedWith | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, Elizabeth Fenimore, d. 1817. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, Hannah, 1777-1800. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, Isaac, 1781-1818. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1858-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, Richard, 1775-1813. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooper, William, 1786-1819. | person |
| associatedWith | Craig, Andrew. | person |
| associatedWith | Croghan, George, d. 1782. | person |
| associatedWith | Day, Robert G. | person |
| associatedWith | Federal Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fitch family | family |
| associatedWith | Fitch family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 | person |
| associatedWith | Harison, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Hartwick Seminary. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hartwig, Johann Christoph, 1714-1796. | person |
| associatedWith | Jay, John, 1745-1829. | person |
| associatedWith | Ohio. National Guard. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Paterson, John, 1744-1808. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839. | person |
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Person
Birth 1754-12-02
Death 1809-12-22
