George W. Cooley (July 28, 1811 – October 26, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Commonwealth Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
He later moved from Bangor, Maine, to Boston and on April 13, 1843, he was admitted to the Suffolk County bar.
[2] On September 5, 1854, he was appointed Commonwealth Attorney of Suffolk County to succeed George P. Sanger, who was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
On January 14, 1861, Massachusetts Attorney General Stephen Henry Phillips petitioned the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court at the behest of Governor John Albion Andrew for Cooley's removal on the grounds that he was unable to perform the duties of his office due to "derangement and enfeebling of the intellect".
[5] As Cooley was confined to the asylum, the court appointed Benjamin Butler to serve as his guardian ad litem.