William Prentice Cooper

For the American diplomat, see Prentice Cooper.
William Prentice Cooper
59th Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1915–1917
Preceded byWilliam M. Stanton
Succeeded byClyde Shropshire
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
1915–1917
Preceded byA. A. Stone
Succeeded byJ. R. Hart
Personal details
BornWilliam Prentice Cooper
(1870-09-27)September 27, 1870
Henderson County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1961(1961-07-03) (aged 90)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Argentine Shofner
​
(m. 1894)​
ChildrenPrentice
RelativesJim Cooper, John Cooper (grandsons)
EducationVanderbilt University
OccupationLawyer, politician

William Prentice Cooper (September 27, 1870 – July 3, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Early life

William Prentice Cooper was born on September 27, 1870. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1890, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[1]

Career

Cooper was a lawyer.[1] He served as the mayor of Shelbyville, Tennessee from 1905 to 1907.[2] He also served as the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917.[1][2]

Cooper served on the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee from 1915 to 1958.[2]

The Cooper home in Shelbyville.

Personal life

Cooper married Argentine Shofner.[3] Their son, Prentice Cooper, served as the 39th Governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945.[2][3] They resided at the Gov. Prentice Cooper House in Shelbyville, built in 1904 for them, and based on the design of a house he owned in Henderson, Kentucky.[4] His wife inherited the Absalom Lowe Landis House, also known as Beech Hall, in Normandy, Tennessee, where the Coopers summered.[5]

Beech Hall.

Death and legacy

Cooper died on July 3, 1961.[2] His grandson, Jim Cooper, was a member of the United States House of Representatives who retired from his seat in 2022.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Maxwell, W. J. (1918). General catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. p. 564. Retrieved January 7, 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d e "W.P. Cooper Dies At 90". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. July 4, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Onofrio, Jan (2000). Tennessee Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers. ISBN 9780403097005. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Gov. Prentice Cooper House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Absalom Lowe Landis House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "REP. JIM COOPER OF TENNESSEE IS WED TO MARTHA BRYAN HAYS, ORNITHOLOGIST". The New York Times. April 7, 1985. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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