Harry Manley Cooper
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Policeman

Harry Manley Cooper

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Felonious
End of Watch May 4, 1926
Age 45
Badge 1584
The Vigil Panel 51 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Harry Cooper was shot and killed while attempting to prevent a robbery at a bank while off duty. He had heard the sounds of gunshots from inside of his residence and went outside to investigate when he encountered the robbers. He chased the men in a truck to the intersection of Rising Sun Avenue and Wyoming Avenue where he exchanged gunfire with them. Four men were arrested and charged with Policeman Cooper's murder. All four were executed in the electric chair on March 7th, 1927.

Survivors

Policeman Cooper was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Cooper served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Cooper.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 4, 1926
Age 45
Badge Number 1584
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Harry is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1926, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry was 45. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Across the years
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Where

Policeman Harry Manley Cooper

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch May 4, 1926

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E

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