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'''John Sherman Cooper''' (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was a U.S. ambassador and senator from Kentucky. He was elected to the U.S. Senate three times non-consecutively and was considered by many to be a career politician.<ref>[http://22november1963.org.uk/richard-russell-warren-report Richard Russell and the Warren Report]</ref>

'''John Sherman Cooper''' (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was a U.S. ambassador and senator from Kentucky. He was elected to the U.S. Senate three times non-consecutively before serving two full terms and was considered by many to be a career politician.<ref>[http://22november1963.org.uk/richard-russell-warren-report Richard Russell and the Warren Report]</ref>

 

==U.S. Senate==

==U.S. Senate==

===First term===

===First term===

Cooper served as the circuit judge of Kentucky's twenty-eighth judicial district until 1946, when he resigned to run for the Senate seat left by Albert B. Chandler.

Cooper served as the circuit judge of Kentucky's twenty-eighth judicial district until 1946, when he resigned to run for the Senate seat left by Albert B. Chandler. During this period, he frequently voted against his party line, prompting [[Robert A. Taft]] to ask whether he was a Republican or a 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>

 

After the death of Virgil Chapman, Cooper faced the temporarily-appointed Thomas R. Underwood in a special election in 1952. Cooper won by a slim margin of just over 3%, and would soon lose his next election in 1954 to [[Alben W. Barkley]].

===Third & last terms===

===Third & last terms===

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