| LC control no. | n 81028368 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cooper, John Sherman, 1901-1991 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Located | Danville (Ky.) Somerset (Ky.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1901-08-23 |
| Death date | 1991-02-21 |
| Place of birth | Somerset (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Affiliation | Centre College (Danville, Ky. : 1918- ) Yale University Harvard Law School Kentucky. General Assembly. House University of Kentucky United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate United States. Department of State Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) United States. Warren Commission Covington & Burling |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Judges Ambassadors |
| Found in | U.S. Cong. S. Comm. on the Judiciary. Second decontrol act of 1947 ... Report ... 1947. NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Scott, H. Papers, 1941-1983 (Cooper, John Sherman, 1901-) Members of Congress, 1789-1982: p. 1036 (Cooper, John Sherman; Sen. from Ky.; b. 1901) Wikipedia WWW site, October 24, 2008 (John Sherman Cooper; b. August 23, 1901; d. February 21, 1991; liberal Republican United States Senator from Kentucky who served a total of twenty years, 1946-1949, 1952-1955, 1956-1973) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 227-228 ("John Sherman Cooper" was a U. S. senator and diplomat; born in Somerset, Kentucky. Enrolled at Centre College in 1918 then transferred to Yale where he received an A. B. in 1923. Attended Harvard Law School in 1923 but returned to Somerset following his father's death. Admitted to the bar in 1928, he practiced law in Somerset. Elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1928 as a Republican. Served as judge of Pulaski County 1930-1938. Was a member of the University of Kentucky board of trustees from 1935-1946. Served in U.S. Army. Elected to the U. S. Sentate where he served November 6, 1946-January 3, 1949 then again November 5, 1952 to January 3, 1955. Served as ambassador to India and Nepal in 1955. Served in Senate again November 7, 1956 to January 3, 1973. Served on Warren Commission then became a member of the Washington, D. C. law firm Covington and Burling from 1973 to 1989. Died in Washington, D. C.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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