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Declined by TheInevitables 5 months ago. Last edited by TheInevitables 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 14 December 2025 by MCE89 (talk).

This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:

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Declined by MCE89 5 months ago.

Comment: Familysearch.org and Political Graveyard are not reliable sources and should be removed. MCE89 (talk) 07:50, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Edwin Martin Cooper (July 5, 1903- December 26, 1967) ^[1] was an American lawyer and politician who ran for vice president under the prohibition party in 1956.

Early Life

Cooper was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania to Charles Levi Cooper and Margaret Gavin. He was the second eldest of his three siblings.^[1]

Personal Life

Cooper then moved to Chanute, Kansas where he married Margaret Stewart and had 3 children, one boy and two girls. He lived in Chanute for 30 years until he moved to Montebello, California and become a lawyer and politician.^[2]^[3]

Political Career

Cooper became a lawyer and a YMCA official,^[4] then ran for the Vice President of the United States of America in 1956 under the Prohibition Party after Herbert C. Holdridge withdrew^[5], being the running mate of Enoch A. Holtwick where they received 41,937 votes and appeared on the ballot on 10 states (California, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Tennessee) ^[5]^[3] although some sources state that they received 44,306 votes.^[6] Notably in Los Angeles they got 4,232 votes,^[6] and they did the best in New Jersey where the received 0.37% of the popular vote. ^[3]

Death

Sometime after this he moved to Carthage, Missouri and died on December 26, 1967 for unknown causes at the age of 64.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
^ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Prohibition Party - Vote History". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
^ "The Prohibition Party - Vote History". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
^ ^a ^b hansondj (2019-01-17). "Prohibition Party (The Oldest Third Party in the U.S.)". www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
^ ^a ^b "Somerville ElectionStats » 1956 Nov 6 :: General Election :: President :: State of Massachusetts". Somerville ElectionStats. Retrieved 2025-12-13.

[auto1-1] "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.

[2] "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.

[auto-3] "The Prohibition Party - Vote History". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.

[4] "The Prohibition Party - Vote History". www.prohibitionists.org. Retrieved 2025-12-23.

[auto2-5] sondj (2019-01-17). "Prohibition Party (The Oldest Third Party in the U.S.)". www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.

[auto3-6] "Somerville ElectionStats » 1956 Nov 6 :: General Election :: President :: State of Massachusetts". Somerville ElectionStats. Retrieved 2025-12-13.

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