John Cooney (politician)

John Cooney (June 9, 1836 – January 20, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Cooney was born on June 9, 1836 in Albany, New York. He was of Irish descent.[1]

Cooney attended The Albany Academy. He moved to Brooklyn in 1855 and was admitted to the bar two years later. He studied law under James T. Brady and defended a large number of murder cases.[2]

A Democrat, Cooney was elected in 1889 to the New York State Assembly, representing the Kings County 3rd District. He served in the Assembly in 1890, 1891, 1892,[1] and 1893.[3]

He was an elected delegate to the 1894 New York Constitutional Convention, but he died before the Convention.[4]

Cooney died of pneumonia on January 20, 1894 in his home at 189 Dean Street. He was in poor health for at least a year beforehand. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 118–119.
  2. "McCann Withdraws". The Brooklyn Citizen. 23 October 1889.
  3. Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 119–120.
  4. Glynn, George A. (1894). Delegates' Manual and Introduction. Albany: The Argus Company. p. 18.
  5. "Obituary - Ex-Assemblyman John Cooney". The Brooklyn Citizen. 22 January 1894.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Peter K. McCann		 New York State Assembly
Kings County, 3rd District
1890-1892		 Succeeded by
John J. O'Connor
Preceded by
William J. Plant		 New York State Assembly
Kings County, 2nd District
1893		 Succeeded by
John A. Hennessy
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