The Coopers of Kentucky
- John Cooper, Circuit Court Judge in Kentucky. Father of John Sherman Cooper.
- John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991), Kentucky State Representative 1928-1930, County Judge in Kentucky 1930-1938, candidate for Governor of Kentucky 1939, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1946-1949 1952-1955 1956-1973, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1948 1956 1960 1972, U.S Ambassador to India 1955-1956, U.S. Ambassador to Nepal 1955-1956, U.S. Ambassador to East Germany 1974-1976. Son of John Cooper.
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