| John S. Cooper  AKA John Sherman Cooper, Jr.
Born: 23-Aug-1901
Birthplace: Somerset, KY
Died: 21-Feb-1991
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Kentucky Military service: US Army (1942-46) Father: John Sherman Cooper, Sr.
Mother: Helen Gertrude Tarter
Sister: Faustine Cooper
Sister: Helen Cooper
Sister: Margaret Cooper
Sister: Mary Cooper
Brother: Richard Cooper
Wife: Evelyn Pfaff (m. 1944, div. 1947)
Wife: Lorraine Rowan Shevlin (m. 17-Mar-1955)
High School: Somerset, KY
University: Centre College, Danville, KY
University: AB, Yale University (1923)
Law School: Harvard University
US Ambassador to East Germany 1974-76
Warren Commission
US Senator, Kentucky 1956-73
US Ambassador to India 1955-56
US Ambassador to Nepal 1955-56
US Senator, Kentucky 1952-55
US Senator, Kentucky 1946-49
Kentucky State House of Representatives 1928-30
American Legion
Caring Institute Board of Trustees (Honorary)
Rotary International
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity 1922
Bronze Star
Kentucky Colonel
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