Jere Cooper
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Jere Cooper was a Democratic United States Representative
from Tennessee
.
near Dyersburg
, Dyer County, Tennessee. He attended public schools and then was graduated from the Cumberland School of Law
in Lebanon, Tennessee
, in 1914, and was admitted to the bar
in 1915 and commenced practice in Dyersburg, Tennessee
, until U.S.
entry into World War I
. In 1917 he enlisted in the Second Tennessee Infantry, National Guard
, and was commissioned a First Lieutenant. Later he was transferred, with his company, to Co K, 119th Infantry, Thirtieth Division, and served in France
and Belgium
.
On July 9, 1918, was promoted to Captain and served as regiment
al adjutant
until discharged from the Army on April 2, 1919. After the war he resumed the practice of law in Dyersburg.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Biography
Cooper was born on a farmFarm
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near Dyersburg
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States, north-northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 17,145 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Dyersburg is located at...
, Dyer County, Tennessee. He attended public schools and then was graduated from the Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
in Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
, in 1914, and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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in 1915 and commenced practice in Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States, north-northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 17,145 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Dyersburg is located at...
, until U.S.
United States
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entry into World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. In 1917 he enlisted in the Second Tennessee Infantry, National Guard
United States National Guard
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, and was commissioned a First Lieutenant. Later he was transferred, with his company, to Co K, 119th Infantry, Thirtieth Division, and served in France
France
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and Belgium
Belgium
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.
On July 9, 1918, was promoted to Captain and served as regiment
Regiment
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al adjutant
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
until discharged from the Army on April 2, 1919. After the war he resumed the practice of law in Dyersburg.
- he was a member of the city councilCity councilA city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
and city attorney 1920-1928 - elected Department Commander of the American LegionAmerican LegionThe American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
of Tennessee in 1921 - elected as a Democrat to the 71st, and to the fourteen succeeding, CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
es and served from March 4, 1929, until his death in Bethesda, MarylandBethesda, MarylandBethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, in 1957 - chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means (84th and 85th Congresses), Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation (Eighty-fifth Congress)