Thomas Valentine Cooper

Thomas Valentine Cooper
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County
In office 1870–1871
Preceded by	Augustus B. Leedom[1]
Succeeded by	Tyron Lewis
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County
In office 1872–1873
Preceded by	Tyron Lewis
Succeeded by	Orson Flagg Bullard
Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district
In office 1873–1874
Preceded by	William B. Waddell
Succeeded by	John Edgar Reyburn
Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district
In office 1875–1888
Preceded by	William M. Randall
Succeeded by	John Buchanan Robinson
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County
In office 1901–1909
Preceded by	Thomas Henry Garvin
Succeeded by	William D. Jones Jr.
Personal details
Born	January 16, 1835 Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 19, 1909 Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Media Cemetery, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ada F. Cooper
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	1st lieutenant
Commands	26th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Second Bull Run Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Thomas Valentine Cooper (January 16, 1835 - December 19, 1909) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County for the 1870 and 1872 terms. Cooper served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for district 5 from 1873 to 1874 and for district 9 from 1875 to 1889. He was reelected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1901 and served until his death in 1909.^[2]

Cooper served as a private and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, was a newspaper editor of the Delaware County American newspaper for 54 years and an author of books on political and civil war history.