Legislator Details
Anthony Cooley
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 43
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 10/27/1793
City: Greenwich, MA
County: Hampshire County, MA
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/1/1860
City: Paw Paw, MI
County: Van Buren County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Paw Paw, MI
County: Van Buren County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Pioneer Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Amanda Stanley; children: Dewitt Clinton and Martha
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Reuben and Elizabeth Cooly. He moved to Prairie Ronde, MI in 1829. He was an amateur painter. He built a grist-mill with Erastus Bailey, in Kalamazoo, in 1836. He served as assessor (1833); postmaster (1841-49); commissioner of highways (1837); supervisor (1846). In 1850 he was living in Lafayette, Van Buren Co., MI
Notable Facts:
Exact date of death not known.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: House
Party: Whig
Committees Served On: Internal Improvement, Unfinished Business, Banks and Incorporations
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/6/1837
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1838
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
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