Richard A. Cooper
Richard A. Cooper was an American politician in Pennsylvania.
Cooper served from 1907 to 1920 on the Philadelphia City Council. During his tenure as a city councilor, he was involved in organizing Philadelphia's 50th anniversary celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. A Republican, he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1935. He is buried at the Eden Cemetery in Collingdale.
Cooper was born in Maryland. He worked as an insurance agent.