William Prentice Cooper II (September 28, 1895-May 18, 1969)


WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER, the son of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER and ARGENTINE "ARGIE" SHOFNER, was born on September 28, 1895, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, and died May 18, 1969, in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota, USA, Mayo Clinic.  He married HORTENSE HAYES POWELL on April 25, 1950, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, daughter of FERDINAND WYTHEVILLE POWELL and MARGARET MCGAVOCK HAYES.  She was born April 28, 1919, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA, and died September 18, 2017, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.


Children of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER and HORTENSE HAYES POWELL are:

  1. WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER, b. January 01, 1952, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA, Vanderbilt Hospital.
  2. JAMES HAYES SHOFNER COOPER, b. June 19, 1954, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
  3. JOHN NORMENT POWELL COOPER, b. October 15, 1956, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.


Marriage of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER and HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:

  • Marriage: April 25, 1950, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA


Census Records for WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Census 1900: Resided in Walnut Bottom, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA: William P. 29, Argentine 27, William P. 4. William H. Cabel 38 (boarder), Henry D. Canl 30 (Laborer), Forest Gilligan 19 (Servant)
  • Census 1910: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William Cooper 40, Argie 37, Prentice 14, Morton 22
  • Census 1920: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William P. 48, Argie 45, Prentice 24
  • Census 1930: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: William P. 60, Argentine S. 57, W. Prentice 34
  • Census 1940: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA:  WP 69, Argie 67, Prentice 44
  • Census 1950: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA:  William Cooper 79, Argentine 77, Prentice 54, Clemente Torregon 20, Hipoleto Flores 26


Census Records for HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:

  • Census 1920: Resided in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA:  Ferdinand Powell 38, Margaret 30, Ferdinand 3, Hortense NB
  • Census 1930: Resided in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA:  Ferdinand Powell 49, Margaret 40, Ferdinand 14, Hortense 10, Margaret Ann 6, Mary Davis 20, Louis 21
  • Census 1940: Resided in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA:  Ferdinand Powell 59, Margaret 50, Ferdinand 24, Hortense 20, Margaret Ann 16
  • Census 1950: Resided in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA:  Ferdinand Powell 68, Margaret 60, Ferdinand 34, Hortense 31, Margaret Ann 26


Military Career of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Military Service: Bet. 1917 - January 1919, Enlisted, WWI, Artillery, Private-2nd Lieutenant


Political and Private Career of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • 1922, Attorney, Shelbyville area.
  • City Attorney, Cities of Shelbyville and Lewisburg, Tennessee
  • 1923, House of Representative, Democrat, Tennessee, Bedford County
  • 1925, Attorney General, Eight Judicial Circuit
  • 1937, State Senator, Democrat, Tennessee, Bedford, Coffee, and Monroe Counties
  • 1939 - 1945, Governor, State of Tennessee, Democrat Party, Served three consecutive terms.
  • 1946 - 1948, Ambassador of Peru
  • 1953, Constitutional Convention in Nashville, President


Occupation of HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:

  • Occupation: Science Hill High School, Johnson City, Tennessee, Spanish Teacher


Memberships and Appointments of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Membership: Shelbyville Lions Club, President
  • Membership: Duck River Electric Members TVA, Organizer
  • Membership: Lewisburg Rotary Club

Memberships and Appointments of HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:

  • Board Member: Tennessee Historical Commission
  • Board Member: Democratic National Committee State Board of Education
  • Board Member: Ladies Hermitage Association
  • Board Member: State Archaeological Council
  • Board Member: Tennessee Humanities Council
  • President:  1985 - 1987, Tennessee Charter of National Society of Colonial Daughters of America
  • Appointment: Director, Peoples National Bank


Educational History of WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Education: Hannah's Private School, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
  • Education: James A. Tate School
  • Education: 1913, Graduated from Webb Preparatory School, 

    • President of Hamilton Debating Society
  • Education: 1914, Attended Vanderbilt University, 

    • Member of Phi Delta Thelda, 
    • Vice President of Freshman Class
  • Education: 1916, Graduated from Princeton, Bachelor of Arts
  • Education: 1921, Graduated from Harvard Law School


Educational History of HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:

  • Education: 1940, Sweet Briar College, Virginia


Burial Records for WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:



Burial Records for HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:


Sources For WILLIAM PRENTICE COOPER:

  • Source: https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/william-prentice-cooper-jr/
  • Source: http://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/last-years-prentice-cooper/


Sources For HORTENSE HAYES POWELL:

  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.


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