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William Jonathan Cooper
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- Will J Cooper
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1876-03-22 / 1970-11-06
History
William Jonathan Cooper was born to William Humes and Elizabeth (Sission) Cooper on March 22, 1876 in Cochranton, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the University of West Virginia. In 1906, he became a reporter on San Francisco Chronicle and came to Honolulu as a reporter on the Star. He married Lucy C. Vrooman, M.D. in Honolulu on August 3, 1907. In 1908, he served on the Promition Committee and represented the committee at A.-Y.-P. Exposition in Seattle in 1909. From 1910-1912, he was a reporter for the Honolulu Star. In 1912, he and Mrs. Lucy Vrooman Cooper moved to Haiku, Maui where they purchased a homestead. Cooper was appointed assistant manager of Maui Publishing Company, Ltd. and became the editor of Maui News in 1914.
Cooper served on the Territory of Hawaii Industrial Accident Board representing Maui for a 2 year term starting 1915-06-01. He was reappointed 1917-07-01 serving to 1921-09-06.
Cooper passed away on November 6, 1970.
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Pennsylvania, California, Oahu, Maui.
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Series 223-28 O-63 (4) p. 8 Record of Marriage for WILLIAM J. COOPER and LUCY C. VROOMAN
Maintenance notes
2021-12-20, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.