John Holmes Prentiss
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John Holmes Prentiss was an American newspaper publisher and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York's 19th congressional district in the 25th and 26th U.S. Congresses from 1
John Holmes Prentiss
William Cooper (judge)
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William Cooper was an American politician, judge, merchant, land speculator and developer who was the founder of Cooperstown, New York. He was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in
John Holmes Prentiss
…Evening Post before moving to Cooperstown, New York, in October 1808. He became the printer of The Impartial Observer, which had been founded by Judge William Cooper. In 1809, the paper's name was changed to The Cooperstown Federalist to reflect its political affiliation. When Cooper died Prentiss became the paper's…
William Cooper painted by Gilbert Stuart