chapter BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
cooper, henry S., was born at Attica, Indiana, June 10,1858. He, with other members of his family, was largely interested in the Cooper Underwear Company, and at the time of his death was president of that organization. He was well known for his many charities and greatly mourned by thousands of friends when he died. In 1924 he was elected Treasurer of the American Peony Society, and had only held the office a few months before his death, which occurred at Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 25, 1924. An extended obituary will be found in Bulletin No. 23 of the American Peony Society for February, 1925.
Cooper, Dr. H. C., Portland, Ore., 1858-1924.
APS: History of the Peonies and their Originations (-1975):
GILBERT H. WILD & SON, INC. - Sarcoxie, Missouri
Introduced for Dr. Cooper by GILBERT H. WILD AND SON, INC.
DORIS COOPER
GENE WILD
SISTER MARGARET
RUTH GALLAGHER
