Arthur Cooper (1789 - 1853) A fugitive from slavery in Alexandria, Virginia, Cooper arrived in Nantucket with his family in 1820. Two years later, when a bounty hunter came to the island to capture him, Nantucket Quakers came to the family’s defense, thwarting the owner’s efforts to reclaim Arthur Cooper. Cooper worked as a shipping agent on the island and later became the first known minister of the Zion Methodist Episcopal Church.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:59:08 +0000