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Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic
biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona.
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs.
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Jonesville, Mich.; vice-pres. Cooper
& Hughes Co., Dousman, Wis.;
pres. Wakefield Sales Co.,
Trempealeau, Wis.; W. E. Cooper Lbr.
Co. (wholesale), Nashotah, Wis.
Moved to Pasadena, Cal., 1912, still
retaining business connections in
East. Largely interested Cal. real
estate. Member Masonic fraternity.
Progressive Republican. Methodist.
COOTE, Alfred Wellesley.
Stock and bond broker. Res. 1710 W. Sixth
st.; office 604-5 I. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Johns
Quebec, Can., Sept. 14, 1876; son of
Alfred and Sarah (Borland) Coote.
Married to Elsie L. Crampton in 1901.
Educated in public schools; gradu-
ated from high school, St. Albans, Vt.,
1893. With Central Vermont Ry.,
1893; private secy. to D. D. Ranlett,
treas. Central Vermont Ry., 1893-1900;
on death of Mr. Ranlett, became pri-
vate secy. to Col. George T. Childs
of St. Albans, Vt., 1900-07; engaged
in mining in Goldfield, Nev., 1907-09;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1911; en-
gaged in stock brokerage business;
became member Los Angeles Stock
Exchange, 1913. Member Co. "B"
First. Vt. Vols., Spanish-American
War, and Lieut. Natl. Guard First
Vt. Regt.; chief of Fire Dept. in St.
Albans, Vt., 1900-07. Member Roosevelt
Camp No. 9, Spanish War Veterans;
Natl. Geographic Soc.; Union
League Club. Congregationalist.
COPELAND, John Charles.
Physician and surgeon. Res. 653 Friend
Ave., Hollywood, Cal.; office 202 1/2 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Tow-Law, County Durham, England,
Apr. 4, 1872; son of James and
Ellen (Smith) Copeland; married to
Emma Karoline Jung in 1899. Re-
ceived his education at Wesleyan
Day School, Bishop-Auckland, Eng.;
Woodhouse Grove College, Yorkshire,
Eng.; Loyola College, Baltimore, Md.,
graduated A.B.; Baltimore University
School of Medicine, graduated M.D.,
1896. Post-graduate course, London,
Eng., 1898. Orator class of '96,
Baltimore School of Medicine. Served as
resident physician, Baltimore University
Hospital, 1896; resident phy-
sician Hot Springs, Ark., 1899-1900;
moved to California and located at
Burbank, 1901; later moved to Florence,
and to Los Angeles, 1906; examining
physician Fraternal Brotherhood; Fraternal
Aid Soc. ; National Life Ins. Co. of
Vt. Lodge physician for Royal Oak
Lodge, Sons of St. George. Member
Masonic fraternity; B.P.O.E.; Sons
of St. George; Fraternal Aid Assn.
Methodist.
COPP, Andrew James, Sr.
Retired lawyer. Res. 1222 Ingraham st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Auburn, Mass.,
May 26, 1846; son of James and
Harriett Anna (Eddy) Copp. Married to
Carrie Pettee Bostwick in 1878. At-
tended Phillips Academy, Andover,
Mass., 1865; graduated from Yale
College in 1869. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1884; practiced law until a few
years ago, when he retired. Has
dealt extensively in real estate and
has been prominently identified with
the development of the city.
COPP, Andrew James, Jr.
Lawyer. Res. 314 S. Union ave.; office
416 Copp Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Millerton, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1880;
son of Andrew James and Carrie Pettee
(Bostwick) Copp. Married to Cora
Eastman Lord in 1912. Attended
grammar school, Los, Angeles, Cal.,
1886-95; hi schoo, Dorchester,
Mass., 1895-96; Boston Latin School,
Boston, Mass., 1896-99; graduated
from Stanford Univ. in 1902; from
Law Dept., Mich. Univ., 1903. Head
of Latin and Greek Dept., Harvard
Military Acad., Los Angeles, Cal.,
1902-03; taught Latin at Los Angeles
High School, 1903-04; admitted to bar
by Supreme Court of Cal., 1904; prac-
ticed law in offices of Lawler, Allen
& Van Dyke, 1904-05; established of-
fices for himself at Los Angeles in
1905, and has practiced to date. Mem-
ber Co. "A" 7th Inf. N. G. C., 1904;
elected First Lieut., 1904; Captain,
1905; Captain Cal. State Rifle Team,
1907; commissioned Major, Judge
Advocate General's Dept., N. G. C., 1909.
Member Jonathan Club; Sons of
Revolution; Chamber of Commerce;
Stanford Club; Army & Navy Club, San
Francisco; Masonic fraternity,
Scottish Rite; Shrine; Knights Templar;
Legion of Honor; Eminent Commander
Los Angeles Commandery No. 9,
K. T.; Past High Priest Signet Chapter
R. A.; N. G. C.; secy. Los Angeles
Bar Assn., 1910-1913; member Municipal
Charities Commission, 1913.
COPP, Joseph Pettee.
Dentist. Res. 308 S. Union ave.; office
204 Copp Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Los Angeles, Sept. 4, 1881; son of
Andrew James and Carrie Pettee
(Bostwick) Copp. Married to Ethel
Josephine Hogan in 1911. Attended
Los Angeles Primary School, Los Angeles,
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