Samuel Bronson Cooper

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Samuel Bronson Cooper (1850-1918) was a federal judge on the Board of General Appraisers, which later became the United States Customs Court.

Cooper was nominated to the Board by President William Howard Taft. He was commissioned in 1910, and served until his death on August 21, 1918.[1]

Education

  • Read law, 1872

Professional career

  • Private practice, Woodville, Texas, 1872-
  • Prosecuting attorney, Tyler County, 1876-1880
  • Member, Texas State Senate, 1880-1884
  • Collector of internal revenue, Texas, 1885-1888
  • U.S. Representative from Texas, 1893-1905
  • Candidate for U.S Representative from Texas, 1904
  • U.S. Representative from Texas, 1907-1909
  • Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1908

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