| LC control no. | no2008173515 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cooper, Prentice, 1895-1969 |
| Variant(s) | Cooper, William Prentice, Jr., 1895-1969 |
| See also | Tennessee. Governor (1939-1945 : Cooper) Graduate of: Harvard Law School Graduate of: Princeton University |
| Other standard no. | 120097378X 9674892 Q884385 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Nashville (Tenn.) Shelbyville (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 1895-09-28 |
| Death date | 1969-05-18 |
| Place of birth | Bedford County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Rochester (Minn.) |
| Field of activity | Tennessee--Politics and government--1865-1950 Practice of law |
| Affiliation | United States. Army Tennessee. General Assembly. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Lawyers Legislators Diplomats City attorneys Public prosecutors |
| Found in | Message of Governor Prentice Cooper to the Seventy-second General Assembly, delivered January 7, 1941, 1941: caption (Prentice Cooper) WWWA: v. 5 1969-1973 (Cooper, Prentice; Tenn. Gov.; b. Sept. 28, 1895; d. May 18, 1969) Wikipedia August 25, 2023: (William Prentice Cooper Jr. (September 28, 1895 - May 18, 1969) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 39th governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945. Cooper enrolled in Harvard Law School in February 1919, and graduated with an LL.B in 1921.[2] He was admitted to the bar in 1922, and began practice in Shelbyville. That same year, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he secured passage of the state's Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act. Cooper left the house after one term, and was elected district attorney of the state's Eighth Judicial District in 1925. He later served as a city attorney for Shelbyville. Member of the Tennessee Senate, in office 1969-1939 ; Born: William Prentice Cooper, Jr., Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S. ; Died: May 18, 1969 (aged 73), Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. ; Political party: Democratic ; Alma mater: Princeton University (BA), Harvard Law School (LLB) ; Military service: United States Army, years of service: 1917-1919.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prentice_Cooper> |
| Associated language | eng |
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