Cooper Green was an American politician who served as President of the Birmingham City Commission, President of the Jefferson County, Alabama County Commission, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, and postmaster of Birmingham, Alabama.
22 Facts About Cooper Green
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Cooper Green attended public schools in Birmingham, and attended Birmingham Southern College.
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Cooper Green worked for some time in the real estate industry before being elected to the state legislature.
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Cooper Green had been recommended for appointment by US Senator Hugo Black.
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Cooper Green was involved in running the political campaigns of several other individuals.
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From 1940 until 1953, Cooper Green served as president of the Birmingham City Commission, the equivalent of mayor.
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Cooper Green was first elected in a February 1940 special election to serve out the unexpired term of James M Jones Jr.
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Cooper Green was elected to a full term in May 1941 without opposition.
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Cooper Green was regarded as an independent and liberal member of the Democratic Party.
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Cooper Green oversaw the municipal purchase and the expansion of the city's waterworks system.
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Cooper Green was a driving force in the creation of the new Mercy Hospital.
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In 1941, Cooper Green joined with mayors of nearby cities to call for residents to contribute to a drive aiming to raise $50,000 for the British War Relief Society.
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From 1949 through 1950, Cooper Green served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
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Cooper Green was elected to the position in March 1949, and was the first mayor from the Southern United States to hold the position in sixteen years.
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In 1941, the Alabama Softball Association's board of governors elected Cooper Green to serve as the organization's president.
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In 1950, Cooper Green was made a Knight of St Olof's by Norway's king.
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In February 1953, Cooper Green announced that, effective in April, he would his position as president of the city commission in order to serve as vice president of Alabama Power.
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In March 1965, Governor George Wallace appointed Cooper Green to serve as the president of the Jefferson County Commission.
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Cooper Green was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death in office of W D Kendrick.
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Cooper Green was succeeded by Tom Gloor on January 23,1975.
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Cooper Green died in a Birmingham nursing home on June 29,1980, at the age of 79.
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Cooper Green had been sick for several years, suffering from heart ailments and diabetes.