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COOKE, Lytle Osman, civil engineer; born in Prince William Co., Va., July 25, 1855; son of Garrett Albertson and Mary (Mackey) Cooke; came to Minne- sota with parents, 1856; educated in public schools and at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., and academy, Minne- apolis. Began as civil engineer, 1884; has held offices of county surveyor, Wa- basha Co., register of deeds, member of State Legislature two terms and mem- ber State Senate two terms. Republican. Married at Lake City, Minn., Nov., 1895, to Miss Margaret
Junkin. Address: Kellogg, Minn.
COOLEY, Edward R., wholesale com- mission merchant; born at Cuba, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1859; son of Barnes and Jane (Tefft) Cooley; educated in public schools of Warren, Ill. Began active career in grocery business, at Warren, III., continuing until 1884; came to Minneapolis, 1884, and became identified with S. G. Palmer & Co., wholesale com- mission merchants; has been treasurer of the company since 1902. Republican. Member Minneapolis Produce Exchange. Member Masonic order. Married at War- ren, Ill., 1891, to Miss Nelle E. Bald- win. Recreations: Hunting and fishing. Office: 228-230 6th St., N. Residence: 3249 1st Av., S., Minneapolis.
COOLEY, Edwin W., physician; born at Landaff, N. H., 1859; son of Alonzo and Emiline (Wallace) Cooley; educated at New Hampton Academy, N. H .; Ben- nett Medical College, Chicago, gradua- ting, degree of M.D., 1887. Came to Minnesota, 1881; in practice at Bloom- ing Prairie since 1887. Member State Eclectic Medical Society. Director Farmers and Merchants' Bank. Baptist. Democrat. Unmarried. Address: Bloom- ing Prairie, Minn.
COOLEY, George Washington, civil engineer; born, New York City, Jan. 17. 1845; educated in common and private schools; professional education in the field; married, Minneapolis, 1872, Lida N. Grimshaw. Assistant engineer St. Paul & Pacific R. R., 1864-66. Began business on own account at Minneapolis, 1866, continuing until 1898; engaged in
highway construction exclusively since 1898. Assistant engineer Northern Pa- cific R. R., 1870, Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry., 1883-84; county surveyor of Hennepin County, 1873-74 and 1899- 1906; resigned as county surveyor of Hennepin County, Jan. 15, 1906, and elected State engineer and secretary State Highway Commission; alderman from 8th Ward, Minneapolis, 1884-88. Member American Society of Civil En- gineers, Minneapolis Society Civil En- gineers (pasţ president ), Surveyors' Association of Minnesota. Past presi- dent Hennepin County Good Roads Association; president State Good Roads Association, 1900-06. Republican. Mem- ber of all Masonic bodies; Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias. Clubs: Commer- cial, Automobile (Minneapolis); Com- mercial (St. Paul). Office: State Capitol, St. Paul. Residence: 3026 Lyndale Av., S., Minneapolis.
COOLEY Jerome Eugene, real estate; born at Hume, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1844; son of Alfred and Nancy (Kingsley) Cooley; educated in common schools of Alle- gheny Co., N. Y. Came to Minnesota, 1865, and has been a resident of Duluth since 1873; engaged in lumber busi- ness, 1873-83; fish, 1883; brick, 1888; has been senior member of the firm of Cooley & Underhill, real estate, etc., since 1891. Was city assessor of Du- luth, 1885-93; member of the State Board of Equalization, 1886-1905. Re- publican. Methodist. Member Masonic Historical Society, Historical and Li- brary Association of Duluth. Mason (33°). Married at Minneapolis, Minn., 1871, to Miss Ella M. Barrows. Club: Commercial. Office: Exchange Bldg. Residence: 313 E. 4th St., Duluth.
COOLEY, William F., banking; born at Manchester, Ia., Dec. 31, 1863; edu- cated in Manchester High School. Be- gan in banking business, 1882, cashier of the Stevens County State Bank and is now member of Wells, Pearce & Co., dealers in grain. Mayor of Morris. Ad- dress: Morris, Minn.
COOLIDGE, Marshall Harvey, manu- facturer and contractor; born at Doty- ville, Wis., July 27, 1860; son of John H. and Elizabeth (Coleman) Coolidge; attended school, 1868-1878, in Dotyville, Plymouth and Fond du Lac, Wis .; mar- ried at Milwaukee, Wis., June 25, 1883, to Jennie A. Holmes. Gained first busi- ness experience as clerk in a store at St. Cloud, Wis., 1878-80; was treasurer and manager Coolidge Lumber Co., Coo- lidge, Wis., 1880-86; director of the Downing Manufacturing Co. and Coo- lidge Fuel and Supply Co., 1886-91, since which time he has held a number of im- portant positions in manufacturing and other enterprises. President Marshall H. Coolidge Co., Coolidge-Schussler Co., Downing Manufacturing Co .; vice presi- dent and director H. B. Waite Lumber Co .; director People's Bank. President
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Northwestern Cedarmen's Association
and ex-president (1896-1902) of the Northwestern Hardwood Lumbermen's Association. Episcopalian. Mason (32°), Odd Fellow. Club: Minneapolis. Recre- ations: Fishing and shooting. Office: Metropolitan Blk. Residence: 1906 Ken- wood Parkway, Minneapolis.
COON, Galen H., real estate; born at Rutland, Wis., Aug. 25, 1856; son of H. L. and Sarah Coon; came to Northfield, Minn., with parents, 1859; educated at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn .; Law Department University of Wiscon- sin, graduating, degree of LL.B., 1880; married at Northfield, Minn., 1875, to Miss Jennie S. Bush. Began practice of law at Northfield, 1880, and continued until 1891, also becoming identified with real estate and other lines of business; removed to St. Paul, 1900. President Minnesota Land and Stock Association; vice president and treasurer Prairie River Lumber Co .; sales manager Lyon Land Co. City clerk, Northfield, 1882-84. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F., K. of P., I. O. R., B. P. O. E. Office: Ger- mania Life Bldg., St. Paul. Residence: Northfield, Minn.
COON, William F., physician; born at Eau Claire, Wis., Sept. 20, 1875; edu- cated in public schools of Eau Claire; Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wis .; Minneapolis Academy, Minneapolis, Minn .; graduate University of Minne- sota, College of Medicine and Surgery, degree of M.D., June, 1903; interne As- bury Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, 1903-04. Member American and Minne- sota State Medical associations, Blue Earth County Medical Society. Married at Downers Grove, III., Aug. 2, 1905, to Miss May R. Prescott. Address: Ely- sian, Minn.
COOPER, Barclay, contractor and builder; born at Cooperville, Lancaster Co., Pa., Oct. 23, 1842; son of Milton and Zillah (Preston) Cooper; educated in High School, Minneapolis, Minn .; married at Elyria, O., Sept. 14, 1869, to Addie B. Bassett. Came to Minneapolis in 1857; began early in life in the build- ing trade, but advancement was inter- rupted by the Civil War; was in the quartermaster's department, Tennessee, and took part in battles of Johnsonville and Nashville, 1864; entered business in Minneapolis at the close of the war, under name of Cooper Bros. & Co .; es- tablished business for self, 1873, and has planned and built many of the sub- stantial buildings of the city, among which may be named the Minneapolis Plow Works, the Major Bigelow resi- dence, Metropolitan Theatre, the George McMullen residence, Curtis Court, and many of the large and handsome flats. Member of the Universalist Church and Citizens' Alliance. Club: Commercial. Recreation: Books. Office: 1114 Yale Place. Residence: 1100 Hawthorn Av., Minneapolis.
COOPER, Charles Hermance, educa- tor; born at La Crosse, Wis., June 16, 1855; son of James Morrison and Anna (Hermance) Cooper; graduate Dart- mouth College, degree of A.B., 1877; de- gree of A.M., same college, 1880. Was principal Hitchcock Free Academy, Brimfield, Mass., 1879-82; instructor in Greek and history, Dartmouth College, 1882-83; professor of history and po- litical science, Carleton College, North- field, Minn., 1883-98; has been president of State Normal School, Mankato, since Jan. 1, 1899. Married at Woburn, Mass., 1883. Address: Mankato, Minn.
COOPER, Charles Paine, manager Creamery Package Manufacturing Co .; born at Detroit, Mich., Jan. 10, 1868; son of P. D. and Emeline R. (Sylvester) Cooper; educated in public schools of Cleveland, O., and Beaver Dam, Wis., and at Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam. Married at Redwood Falls, Minn., 1899, to Juliet Brooks. Manager of the Cream- ery Package Manufacturing Co., since 1902. Club: Commercial. Office:
318 3rd St., N. Residence: 4124 Sheridan Av., S., Minneapolis.
COOPER, Clyde Milton, banking; born at Schoolcraft, Mich., July 18, 1874; son of Jesse W. and Jennie (Griffith) Coop- er; educated in district schools of Dodge Co., Minn. Began active career as telegraph operator, 1893, continuing until 1897; deputy register of deeds,
Dodge Co., Minn., 1897-1903; cashier First National Bank since 1903; also clerk of district court, Dodge Co., 1904- 07. Republican. Married at Mantorville, Minn., Nov. 18, 1905, to Miss Alice Se- bring. Address: Dodge Center, Minn.
COOPER, Jason W., wholesale grocer; born near Plattsburg, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1843; son of Ezra and Maria (Johnson) Coop- er; educated in district schools; mar- ried at St. Paul, 1875, Sarah H. Dougan. Was in his father's employ until Civil War; joined the Army of the Potomac in 1861 and served with official rank for two years in the Third Army Corps. After the war engaged in the lumber business for two years; came to St. Paul, 1864, and traveled for wholesale grocery house; entered firm of Griggs & Howes in 1889, the style then chang- ing to Griggs, Cooper & Co., and since the incorporation of the business in 1900 has been 2nd vice president of the company, wholesale grocers. Also di- rector of the American National Bank. Republican. Presbyterian (elder). Ma- son. Clubs: Commercial (director), Min- nesota, Town and Country. Office: 3rd St. and Broadway, St. Paul.
CORLISS, Eben E., lawyer; born at Fayston, Ont., Can., Sept. 1, 1841; son of Timothy E. and Elvira (Hutchins) Corliss. Came to Minnesota, May, 1856; served four years in Civil War as mem- ber of Co. A, Second Minn. Inf. Has practiced law at Fergus Falls for 36 years; member State Legislature, 1872;
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has been county attorney of Otter Tail Co. for 10 years; member of the State Board of Capitol Commissioners since 1893. Republican. Member Masonic or- der, G. A. R. Married at St. Charles, Minn., Nov. 19, 1864, to Elizabeth Tuck- er. Address: Fergus Falls, Minn.
CORNING, John Wheeler Leavitt, manufacturer of brick; born at Brook- lyn, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1844; son of Ed- ward and Catherine M. (Austin) Cor- ning; educated in public and private schools; married at Brooklyn, N. Y., 1869, to Mary E. Rogers. Began busi- ness career in flour and feed business, Hartford, Conn., 5 years; then book- keeper one year in New York City; came to St. Paui, 1868; was with Noyes Bros. & Cutler for nearly twenty years, then started to manufacture fireproofing material until 1895, when he joined in organizing present firm of Greiner & Corning. Member Builders' Exchange. Republican. Member School Board four years and Common Council four years. Congregationalist. Mason. Club: Com- mercial. Office: Germania Life Bldg. Residence: 481 Dayton Av., St. Paul.
CORNWELL, Leon L., cashier Citi- zens' Bank, Pine Island; born at New Haven, Olmsted Co., Minn., Oct. 12, 1872; son of Thomas and Clarissa Cornwell; educated in public schools of Olmsted Co. and at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. Engaged in school teaching for several years, and was superintendent of schools previous to being elected cashier of the Citizens' Bank of Pine Island, Nov. 1, 1903. Secretary Com- mercial Club; member board of educa- tion of Pine Island. Mason. Married at Byron, Minn., Aug. 28, 1895, to Miss Mat- tie Sinclair. Address: Pine Island, Minn.
CORSER, Elwood Spencer, real estate; born in Monroe Co., N. Y., Oct. 3, 1835; son of Caleb Burbank and Henrietta Laura (Spencer) Corser; attended coun- try school and academic course Gene- see Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. Y., 1852-55. Served during the Civil War, 1861-64, in Company B, 93rd Regt., N. Y. Infantry, 1st sergt. to 1st lieut. In business in New Orleans Co., N. Y., 1864-67, and at Buffalo, N. Y., until 1871. when he located in Minneapolis. Presi- dent Corser Investment Co. Republican until 1896, since that date a radical Democrat. Unitarian. Member Minne- sota State Historical Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, G. A. R., Minnesota Com- mandery Loyal Legion. Married, 1st, at Ogden, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1861, to Mary Roycraft; 2nd, at Minneapolis, May 17. 1905, to Katharine Bremer Raines. Club: Minikahda. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 615 James . Av., N., Minneapolis.
CORY, Henry W., lawyer; born at Cooperstown, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1845; son of Holder and Edna (Grace) Cory; graduated from Tuft's College, Mass.,
degree of A.B., 1867; and is member The- ta Delta Chi and Coffee Pot fraternities. Has been engaged in practice of law since Dec., 1871. Was judge of Munici- pal Court, St. Paul, Minn., 9 years, 1884- 95. Democrat. Universalist. Member B. P. O. E., W. A. O. D. Club: Com- mercial. Recreations: All outdoor ath- letic sports. Office: Germania Life Bldg., St. Paul. Residence: The Buck- ingham, St. Paul. Summer residence: St. Paul Park, Minn.
COSGRAVE, Charles A., investment broker; born at Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 13, 1848. Began active career as telegraph operator in the general office of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry., 1864; tele- graph operator Northwestern Telegraph Co., at Watertown, Wis., 1865; assistant train dispatcher general office Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry., Nov., 1865- 70; train dispatcher and superintendent of telegraph, West Wisconsin Ry., at Eau Claire, Wis., 1870-72; train dis- patcher Racine & Southwestern division Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.,
1872-80; trainmaster, same division,
1880-83; assistant superintendent, 1883- 86; superintendent Prairie du Chien di- vision, March 1 to Aug. 1, 1888; superin- tendent Iowa & Dakota Division, 1888- 1900; assistant general superintendent same road, at Minneapolis, Feb. 1, 1900, to June 1, 1902; retired from railway service, June 1, 1902. Club: Commercial. Office: Loan & Trust Bldg. Residence: 2104 Girard Av., Minneapolis.
COSGROVE, Carson Nesbitt, mer- chant, agriculturist, breeder of Here- fords; born at Westfield, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1852; son of Robert and Grace (Shaw) Cosgrove; married at Roscoe, Ill., May 13, 1874, to Miss Elizabeth E. Bradley. Came to Wabasha, Minn., 1871; moved to Le Sueur in 1872, where he has since been engaged in business. Vice presi- dent The Cosgrove Co., Inc., retailers of hardware and farm machinery and breeders and dealers in pure bred live stock, organized, 1876; director Minne- sota Canning Co., Inc., Le Sueur Cream- ery Co., Massingham & Cosgrove Co., Inc., Mandan, N. D. Republican. Mayor of Le Sueur, 1895-99; member board of control State Public School, Owa-
tonna, since 1896; member board of managers Minnesota State Agricultural Society since 1887, and president of the board since 1901; member board of ad- ministration, Minnesota State Farmers' Institute, since 1902; president National Association of Fair Managers, 1902-06: for 8 years director American Hereford Association; for several years president Le Sueur Agricultural Society. Presby- terian. Member A. O. U. W., Modern Woodmen of America, Le Sueur Business Men's League. Address: Le Sueur, Minn.
COSGROVE, John R. S., hardware; born in Down County, Ireland, March of Robert and Grace 29, 1851; son
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(Shaw) Cosgrove; came to America, 1852; educated in district and graded schools, Westfield, N. Y. Came to Min- nesota, 1880; began in mercantile busi- ness, 1880, and is president of the Cos- grove Co., established, 1876, and incor- porated, 1900. Married at Moorehead- ville, Pa., Oct. 28, 1875, to Miss Sarah E. Curtis. Address: Le Sueur, Minn.
COSTELLO, John, merchant and
banker; born at Wheeling, W. Va., June 15, 1855; son of Michael and Bridget (McDonough) Costello; educated in dis- trict school, Wabasha Co., Minn., 1861- 70; St. John's College, Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1876-78, graduating from commer- cial course, June, 1878. Lived on farm, 1855-76; taught school, 1878-83; en- gaged in mercantile business at Wa- basha, 1883-88; county treasurer Wa- basha Co., 1888-94; connected with mer- cantile business at Kellogg, June 13, 1894, to the present time. President John Costello & Co .; cashier Bank of Kellogg. Second Lieut. Co. E., 2nd Regt., M. N. G.,
Nov., 1889-93. Democrat (member Democratic State Central Committee, 1900, to the present time). Roman Catholic. Member M. W. A., Modern Samaritans, Knights of Colum- bus, A. O. H., Royal Neighbors. Mar- ried at Wabasha, Minn., Oct. 6, 1894, to Miss Carrie Hager. Address: Kellogg, Minn.
COSTELLO, Thomas Francis, con- tractor and builder of grain elevators and warehouses; born at Franklin, Mass., June 6, 1856; son of Thomas and Mary Costello; self educated. Began early in active life as a builder and has had extensive experience in construction of grain elevators and warehouses in Minnesota and the Dakotas; began as an independent contractor, 1899, and is now head of the firm of T. F. Costello & Co. Democrat. Member I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., M. W. A. Married at Alex- andria, Minn., to Miss Hattie M. James. Office: 412 S. 3rd St. Residence: 2519 Dupont Av., N., Minneapolis.
COTTER, Joseph B., bishop Roman Catholic Church; born at Liverpool, Eng., Nov. 19, 1844; came to America, 1850; attended school in St. Paul, Minn., and at St. Vincent's College, Pa .; pur- sued theological studies at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn. Ordained priest, 1871; was pastor St. Thomas Church, Winona, Minn., 1871-90; conse- crated first bishop, See of Winona, Dec. 27, 1889. Earnest advocate of total abstinence; was for three terms presi- dent Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. Lectured on behalf of the C. T. A. U. through most of the states east of the Mississippi river, 1886-7. Recreation: Waiking. Address: Winona, Minn.
COTTON, Charles Edgar, cashier The People's Bank of Minneapolis; born,
Meadville, Pa., April 30, 1860; son of Austin D. and Alice M. (Marshall) Cot- ton; educated in public schools in Franklin, Pa .; married at Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 30, 1895, to Miss Martha M. Miller. Was clerk in Bank of Duke Centre, Pa., 1877-81; went to Colorado and filled position of teller of The Bank of Southern Colorado, Trinidad, 1881- 83; moved to Texas and acted as teller Dallas National Bank, Dallas, Tex., 1883-86; came to Minneapolis, Minn., and accepted position of assistant cash- ier The People's Bank of Minneapolis which he filled, 1886-88; has occupied office of cashier of that bank since 1888; also a member of the board of di- rectors. Presbyterian. Club: Minne. apolis Automobile. Recreations: Auto- mobiling, fishing, hunting and garden- ing. Office: 14 Washington Av., S.
Residence: 15 E. 34th St., Minneapolis.
COTTON, Joseph Bell, attorney; born at Albion, Indiana, Jan. 6, 1865; son of John Cotton, of New England ancestry; educated in public schools of Albion; Michigan Agricultural and Mechanical College, Lansing, Mich., graduating, 1886, degree of B.S .; studied law in office of Hon. Edwin Willits and admitted to practice in supreme court of Michigan, June, 1888. Located at Duluth, 1888; for many years was the legal represen- tative of the John D. Rockefeller min- ing and transportation interests in the Northwest; since Dec. 1, 1901, general solicitor of Duluth & Iron Range Rail- road Co. (Duluth); Missabe & Northern Railway Co., Oliver Iron Mining Co., and Minnesota Iron Co. (subsidiary cos. of the U. S. Steel Corporation; 2nd vice president and general solicitor of North Butte Mining Co. (copper). Served one term as member Minnesota State Legis- lature (1893). Mason (32°), Knight Templar, Shriner; member Order Red Cross of Constantine; B. P. O. E., Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Married at Du- luth, Jan. 4, 1900, to Miss Louise Hub- bell. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Commer- cial, Boat, Northland Country (Duluth) ; Commercial (West Superior); Minne- sota (St. Paul); Athletic Association (Chicago); Minnesota Society (New
York). Office: Wolvin Bldg. Resi-
dence: 1617 E. 1st St., Duluth.
COTTRELL, Charles E., manufacturer and farmer; born, at Scott, Courtland Co., N. Y., May 27, 1848; son of Saund- ers and Mary (Small) Cottrell; educated through experience in the civil war and at a technical school which he entered after the close of the war. Enlisted first at the age of 14 to assist in repel- ling the invasion of John Morgan in the North, and second, at the age of 15 in 7th Indiana Cavalry, serving 32 months under Generals Grierson, Custer and other cavalry leaders; mustered out, March, 1866. Came to Minnesota, 1887, and ertered the manufacturing business
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same year. President and treasurer Minneapolis Cooperage Co., established, 1887, by himself, for the manufacture of flour barrels and incorporated, 1890; president and treasurer Aetna Machine & Iron Works, organized 1902, for the purpose of making special machinery for manufacture of barrels; owner Man- dan Lake Stock Farm, on the upper Mis- souri river in North Dakota, for stock raising and farming on a large scale. Office: 2507 Hiawatha Av. Residence: 1905 Pittsburg Av., Minneapolis.
COUGHLAN, Thomas R., quarryman; born at New Brunswick, Can., 1845; son of Daniel and Margaret (Reagan) Coughlan; educated in Canadian schools; married at Reshegauche, N. B., 1875, to Miss Winifred J. Chesser. Learned stone cutting trade; came to Minne- sota, 1886, and has been engaged in quarrying, contracting and dealing in lime and other building materials since 1887, under title of T. R. Coughlan Co. Director Citizens' National Bank; mem- ber Board of Education since 1893. Democrat. Catholic. Member A. O. H., A. O. U. W., Knights of Columbus. Ad- dress: Mankato, Minn.
COUNTRYMAN, Ambrose D., lawyer; born at Fine, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1850; son of Peter F. and Eliza- beth E. (Gleason) Countryman; raised on a farm; came to Minnesota, 1855; educated in public schools; University of Minnesota; Law Department, Wash- ington University, St. Louis, graduat- ing, degree of LL.B., 1874 (earned money for expenses at college by teach- ing school). Began practice of law at Minneapolis, Minn., 1874; removed to Swift Co., 1878, where he has since en- gaged in practice of the profession.
Judge of probate, Swift Co., 1881-89; assistant secretary Minnesota State Senate, 1897-1905; member Board of Education, Appleton, Minn., since 1884. Republican. Episcopalian. Member Masonic orders, Shrine; grand master Masonic order, Minnesota, 1902-1903.
Member Minnesota Society Sons of American Revolution. Married at Hast- ings, Minn., 1874, to Miss Jennie Bes- wick. Recreation: Fishing. Address: Appleton, Minn.
COUPER, John Clinton, merchant; born at Morristown, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1830; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Brown) Couper; educated in common schools and at Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Academy. Came to Minnesota, 1855; enlisted in the Union Army, 1862, as member of Co. F, 8th Minn. Inf., advancing to sergeant and orderly sergeant, and was dis- charged, 1865. Engaged in mercantile business March 1, 1886, as senior mem- ber of the firm of J. C. & F. J. Couper, dealers in groceries, crockery, glassware and lamps, and has so continued to the present time. Member State Legisla-
ture of Minnesota, from Dakota county, 1862; judge of Municipal Court, City of Northfield, 1895-1906. Republican. Congregationalist. Member G. A. R. (past commander of J. L. Heywood Post, No. 83, Dept. of Minn., and past junior vice commander of Department of Minnesota). Married at Morristown, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1855, to Miss Harriet Johnson. Six children lived to mature age: Dr. J. E. Couper, who died at Blue Earth, Minn., Aug. 20, 1906; Prof. Geo. B. Couper, of Bozeman, Montana; Fennimore J. Couper, Charles S. Couper, Mrs. Evaline Couper Miller and Mrs. Hattie Couper, of Northfield, Minn. Ad- dress: Northfield, Minn.
COURTNEY, Walter, chief surgeon Eastern Division Northern Pacific Ry .; born in Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada, Sept. 18, 1855; son of Angus and Janet ( McCash) Courtney; educated in public schools of Ontario, Strathroy Collegiate Institute, Medical Department Univer- sity of Michigan, graduating, 1883 (spe- cial post graduate various
work at places and times). Has been in medical practice since 1883; chief surgeon East- ern Division Northern Pacific Ry., since 1888. Member American Medical Asso- ciation, International Association of Railway Surgeons, Minnesota Academy of Medicine, Minnesota State Medical Society (ex-president); honorary mem- ber N. Dakota State Medical Society; president Upper Mississippi Medical So- ciety. Married at St. Clair, Mich., 1885, Hildegarde von Jasmund. Address: Brainerd, Minn.
COUSINS, John Watson, brigadier Salvation Army; born, Sleightomdale, Yorkshire, Eng., Feb. 7, 1861; son of John and Annie (Watson) Cousins; at- tended Gillamoor (public) School, grad- uate Salvation Army International Training College, London, 1883; came to Canada, 1886; married at Denver, Colo., Sept. 13, 1894, Captain Martha J. Car- penter. Has devoted entire time since leaving college to work for Salvation Army; was appointed to command of Northwest Province, comprising Minne- sota, N. Dakota, Wisconsin and North Michigan, with headquarters in Minne- apolis, Minn., July 1, 1905. Office: Bos- ton Block. Residence: 3148 So. Colfax Av., Minneapolis.
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