John Sherman Cooper was born on 23 August 1901 in Somerset, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Lorraine Arnold Rowan and Evelyn Pfaff. He died on 21 February 1991 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
US senator from Kentucky (6 November 1946 - 3 January 1949; 5 November 1952 - 3 January 1955; 7 November 1956 - 3 January 1973). For each term as senator, he initially won a special election. The first occurred after Albert 'Happy' Chandler resigned to become commissioner of baseball. The others took place after a US senator died in office.
