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William Prentice Cooper Jr. (1895-1969) —
also known as Prentice Cooper —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born near Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-24; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1933-34; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937; Governor of
Tennessee, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1946-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1958.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Jaycees;
Lions.
Died May 18,
1969 (age 73 years, 232
days).
Interment at Jenkins
Chapel Cemetery, Bedford County, Tenn.
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Marjorie Lee Masterson Dietsch (1921-2015) —
also known as Marjorie Lee Dietsch; Marjorie Lee
Masterson —
of Chesterfield
County, Va.; Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
24, 1921.
Republican. Candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates, 1961.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Alpha
Phi.
Died November
1, 2015 (age 94 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of George Masterson and Lillie Masterson; married, September
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Donald Kenneth Sundquist (b. 1936) —
also known as Donald K. Sundquist; Don
Sundquist —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., March
15, 1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1976,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1983-95; Governor of
Tennessee, 1995-2003.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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