Edward Cooper was the Mayor of New York City

Mayor of New York City

The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the...

 from 1879 to 1880, serving as a Democrat

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. He was the only son of industrialist Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper

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. Edward Cooper's business partner and brother-in-law, Abram S. Hewitt, also served as mayor of New York City (1887–1888). W.R. Grace's terms as mayor separated Cooper's and Hewitt's terms. W.R. Grace's terms were in turn separated by Franklin Edson

Franklin Edson

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's term.