Cooper, David (2)

a Baptist minister, was a pioneer of his denomination in south-west Mississippi. He was both physician and preacher in the region where he went in 1802. His labors extended throughout that section of the state, and also into eastern Louisiana. Being an educated man, he exerted his influence in establishing and maintaining institutions of learning. He assisted in the formation of the Mississippi Baptist Association, of which, for several years, he was the moderator. His "circular letters," published in the minutes of the association, are timely and valuable documents. He died in 1830. See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. page 274. (J.C.S.)