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Prentice Cooper 1895-1969
East Lane Street, Shelbyville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 29' 4.079976",
-86° 27' 13.799988"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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Prentice Cooper 1895-1969
Governor of Tennessee for three successive terms 1939-1945. A native of Bedford County and graduate of Webb School, Princeton and Harvard Law School, he was Attorney General of the 8th Judicial Circuit, a member of the 63rd and 70th General Assemblies, U.S. Ambassador to Peru 1946-1948. President of the 1953 Tennessee Constitutional Convention, Veteran of WW I and State Commander of the American Legion. He reactivated the Tennessee Historical Commission and was a member 1941-1969. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
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Prentice Cooper 1895-1969 Historical Marker Location Map, Shelbyville, Tennessee Map
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