Peter Cooper

About

American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist who built the first steam locomotive in the United States. He was also a candidate for the US Presidency in 1876 for the Greenback Party.

Before Fame

He worked many jobs as a young man, including cabinet-making, hat-making, and brewing.

Trivia

He became the oldest person ever to receive a presidential nomination at the age of eighty-five.

Family Life

His father was John Cooper, a hat-maker from New York.

Associated With

He lost the 1876 presidential election to Rutherford B Hayes.