Prentice Cooper

Prentice Cooper
Cooper circa 1940
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office July 1, 1946 – June 29, 1948
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	William Pawley
Succeeded by	Harold H. Tittmann, Jr.
39th Governor of Tennessee
In office January 16, 1939 – January 16, 1945
Preceded by	Gordon Browning
Succeeded by	Jim Nance McCord
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 18th district
In office 1936–1939
Preceded by	Leighton Ewell
Succeeded by	Lem Motlow
Personal details
Born	William Prentice Cooper Jr. (1895-09-28)September 28, 1895 Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	May 18, 1969(1969-05-18) (aged 73) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place	Jenkins Chapel Cemetery, Shelbyville, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Hortense Powell (m. 1950)[1]
Children	3, including Jim and John
Alma mater	Princeton University (BA) Harvard Law School (LLB)
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	307th Field Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I

William Prentice Cooper Jr. (September 28, 1895 – May 18, 1969) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 39th governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945. He led the state's mobilization efforts for World War II, when over 300,000 Tennesseans joined the armed forces, and numerous defense-related facilities were established across the state. He later served as United States Ambassador to Peru (1946–1948), and chaired Tennessee's 1953 constitutional convention.^[2]