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| He was elected to [[UnitedStates/HouseOfRepresentatives|Congress]] in 1838 as a [[UnitedStates/WhigParty|Whig]], although he failed to win re-election in 1840. [[UnitedStates/WilliamCDawson|Dawson]] however resigned in 1841 to run for governor, and as a [[UnitedStates/DemocraticParty|Democrat]] Cooper won back his seat. He then also resigned in 1843 to also run for governor (unsuccessfully, against [[UnitedStates/GeorgeWCrawford|Crawford]]). | He was elected to [[UnitedStates/HouseOfRepresentatives|Congress]] in 1838 as a [[UnitedStates/WhigParty|Whig]]; at this time, Georgia elected all 9 members from a state-wide at-large district. He failed to win re-election in 1840, but after [[UnitedStates/WilliamCDawson|Dawson]] resigned in 1841, he won the subsequent special election running as a [[UnitedStates/DemocraticParty|Democrat]]. Cooper resigned in 1843 to run for governor (unsuccessfully, against [[UnitedStates/GeorgeWCrawford|Crawford]]). |
Mark A. Cooper
Mark A. Cooper was a Whig and later a Democratic politician, and congressman for Georgia.
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Cooper fought in the Second Seminole War; he rose to the rank of major.
He was elected to Congress in 1838 as a Whig; at this time, Georgia elected all 9 members from a state-wide at-large district. He failed to win re-election in 1840, but after Dawson resigned in 1841, he won the subsequent special election running as a Democrat.
Cooper resigned in 1843 to run for governor (unsuccessfully, against Crawford).
Cooper then left politics and founded a bank and an iron works. Through the Civil War, his investments were ruined (as Confederate notes were not honored) and destroyed (by Sherman's march).