Thomas Cooper ( 1759 - 1840 )

Birth: London, England (22 October 1759) Death: South Carolina, America (11 May 1840) Profession: Barrister Research Field: Chemistry Education: University College, London Career: Called to the Bar from the Inner Temple (1787); visited France with James Watt as representatives of democratic clubs of England; became a bleacher and calico maker in Manchester, but business did not prosper; went to America Memberships: Manchester Constitutional Society Membership: Candidate.