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MILTON G. COOPER
COOPER, MILTON G., Wholesale Dry Goods, Los Angeles, Cal., was born at Springdale, Ohio, October, 1873. His father was Thomas Cooper and his mother Sarah (Gilbert) Cooper. He married Miss Hattie Cooper, in Kansas City, Mo., June, 1895. To them was born one child, Stuart Cooper.
Mr. Cooper attended the public schools of his native city until he was fifteen years of age, when his family removed to Missouri, and he went to work for the Burnham, Hanna, Munger Dry Goods Company, of Kansas City, one of the largest firms of its kind in the United States. He remained with the one house for more than fifteen years. He began as a stock room boy, then became stock clerk, and during his many years of service occupied various other positions, until finally he became one of its traveling salesmen, with his territory embracing the Southwestern states.
In 1895 he established headquarters in Los Angeles, Cal, for the Burnham, Hanna, Munger Company, and for eleven years traveled out of that city. He continued in this work up to the year 1906, when, with two other partners, he decided to go into business for himself. The Cooper, Coate & Casey Dry Goods Company was incorporated to transact a wholesale dry goods business. Mr. Cooper was elected president and general manager of the firm, and has directed its destinies since. The business was started on a comparatively small scale, but it has grown continuously and at the present time is one of the largest wholesale houses on the Coast, with salesman spread over the entire Southwest.
Mr. Cooper is president of the L. A. Wholesale Dry Goods Association, and is one of the leading young business men of Los Angeles.
Transcribed 5-31-10
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 431, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.
1913.
© 2010 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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