▁ticket ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁Union ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁Cooper ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁res igned . ▁Upon ▁the ▁read mission ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁to ▁representation ▁Cooper ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Union ist ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - n inth ▁Congress ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁the ▁Fort i eth ▁Congress . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Johnson ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁Sh el by ville ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Will ow ▁Mount ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Franklin , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : T ennessee ▁Constitution al ▁Union ists ▁Category : Union ist ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category