Cooper Green
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W. Cooper Green was an American politician who served as President of the Birmingham City Commission (mayor of Birmingham, Alabama), President of the Jefferson County, Alabama County Commission, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, and postmaster of Birmingham, Alabama. He also served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
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Cooper Green | |
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President of the Jefferson County Commission | |
In office April 1, 1965 – January 23, 1975 | |
Preceded by | W. D. Kendrick |
Succeeded by | Tom Gloor |
President of the Birmingham City Commission | |
In office February 1940 – April 1953 | |
Preceded by | James M. Jones Jr. |
Succeeded by | James W. Morgan |
8th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
In office 1949–1950 | |
Preceded by | George W. Welsh |
Succeeded by | David L. Lawrence |
Postmaster of Birmingham, Alabama | |
In office 1933–1940 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
In office 1931–1933 | |
Personal details | |
Died | July 29, 1980 (age 79) Birmingham, Alabama |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 5 |
Clip of Mayor Cooper Green during proclamation of Erskine Ramsay Day Recorded 09 June 1942 | |
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