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Peter Cooper was a prominent industrialist, politically active, and a philanthropist. He was likely a director of the Darien Ship Canal Company (for the creation of the Panama Canal). The directors of this company are referenced in Frederick William Seward's letter to his brother, Augustus Henry Seward, on October 18, 1868.

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Biography: 
Peter Cooper was a prominent industrialist, politically active, and a philanthropist. He was likely a director of the Darien Ship Canal Company (for the creation of the Panama Canal). The directors of this company are referenced in Frederick William Seward's letter to his brother, Augustus Henry Seward, on October 18, 1868.
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Peter Cooper
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Peter Cooper
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