James Fairlie Cooper (September 2, 1814 – October 14, 1869) was an American minter and soldier.
Commissioned into the United States Army he served in the 3rd U.S. Infantry as a second lieutenant; doing topographical surveys and being stationed in Louisiana.
[citation needed] By 1843, he had become the (third) superintendent of the Dahlonega Mint in Georgia and remained in the position until 1849.
[1] When the American Civil War started in 1861, he briefly served in the Confederate States Army from May to December as lieutenant colonel of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment.
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