Jere Cooper
| Jere Cooper | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Browning |
| Succeeded by | Tom J. Murray |
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In office January 3, 1953 – December 18, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Murray |
| Succeeded by | Fats Everett |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Finis J. Garrett |
| Succeeded by | E.H. Crump |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Clifford Davis |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 20, 1893 Dyer County, Tennessee |
| Died |
December 18, 1957 (aged 64) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Citizenship |
 United States
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Rankley Cooper |
| Children | Jere Cooper |
| Alma mater | Cumberland School of Law |
| Profession | politician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| Allegiance |
United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Captain(July 9, 1918) |
| Unit |
Second Tennessee Infantry, National Guard Co K, 119th Infantry, Thirtieth Division |
| Battles/wars | (France and Belgium) |
Second Tennessee Infantry, National Guard
Jere Cooper (July 20, 1893 – December 18, 1957) was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee.
Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, son of Joseph W. and Viola May (Cooper) Cooper. He attended public schools and then was graduated from the Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1914. He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He married Mary Rankley in December 1930; the couple had one son, Leon Jere Cooper, who died as a child.
Upon the U.S. entry into World War I in 1917, Cooper enlisted in the Second Tennessee Infantry, National Guard, and was commissioned a First Lieutenant. Later he was transferred, with his company, to Co K, 119th Infantry, Thirtieth Division, and served in France and Belgium. On July 9, 1918, he was promoted to Captain and served as regimental adjutant until discharged from the Army on April 2, 1919. After the war he resumed the practice of law in Dyersburg.
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