James S. Cooper
In October, 2010 we took look at Cooper Court, one of the grand old Walkerville Mansions.
Happy Friday once again, today we take a look at the man behind Cooper Court, James S. Cooper.
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Today’s photo is dated March 26, 1929 the caption on the back reads as follows:
- “James S. Cooper wealthy liquor dealer of Walkerville”
You can read all about Cooper here on Wikipedia, and here at the Walkerville Times.
Have a good weekend everyone, see you back here Monday!
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Great photo you found Andrew. One of the best (and few) I have seen of Mr. Cooper.
from mary gervais rumrunners book apparently he came to his demise he was on a ship going across the atlantic to Europe and fell overboard i guess his body was never recovered
sri Marty Gervais
Looks like he's had one too many.