FINANCIAL · IL · 1949-1953
Benjamin O. Cooper
State Comptroller · Republican · Illinois
Background
Benjamin O. Cooper (Republican) was Illinois's State Comptroller 1949–1953 (4 years). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Orville E. Hodge. Same-year political environment (1949): Governor Adlai E. Stevenson II.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Illinois
- Dawn Clark Netsch (1991-1995)
- Roland W. Burris (1979-1991)
- George W. Lindberg (1973-1977)
- Michael J. Howlett (1961-1973)
- Elbert S. Smith (1956-1961)
- Orville E. Hodge (1953-1956)