'''John Sherman Cooper''' (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was a U.S. ambassador and [[Moderate Republican]] U.S. Senator]] from [[Kentucky]]. He was elected to the U.S. Senate three times non-consecutively before serving two full terms and was considered a career politician.<ref>[http://22november1963.org.uk/richard-russell-warren-report Richard Russell and the Warren Report]</ref>
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'''John Sherman Cooper''' (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was a U.S. ambassador and [[Moderate Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Kentucky]]. He was elected to the U.S. Senate three times non-consecutively before serving two full terms and was considered a career politician and a particularly [[liberal]] [[Republican Party|Republican]].<ref>[http://22november1963.org.uk/richard-russell-warren-report Richard Russell and the Warren Report]</ref>
==Early life==
==Early life==
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==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
===First term===
===First term===
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Cooper served as the circuit judge of Kentucky's 28th judicial district until 1946, when he resigned to run for the Senate seat left by Albert B. "Happy" Chandler. During this period, he frequently voted against his party so much so that colleague [[Robert A. Taft]] to ask whether he was a Republican or a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/23/obituaries/john-sherman-cooper-dies-at-89-longtime-senator-from-kentucky.html John Sherman Cooper Dies at 89; Longtime Senator From Kentucky]</ref>
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Cooper served as the circuit judge of Kentucky's 28th judicial district until 1946, when he resigned to run for the Senate seat left by Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler. During this period, he frequently voted against his party so much so that colleague [[Robert A. Taft]] to ask whether he was a Republican or a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/23/obituaries/john-sherman-cooper-dies-at-89-longtime-senator-from-kentucky.html John Sherman Cooper Dies at 89; Longtime Senator From Kentucky]</ref>