Harold D. Cooley
| Harold D. Cooley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district | |
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In office July 7, 1934 – December 30, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Pou |
| Succeeded by | James Carson Gardner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 26, 1897 Nashville, North Carolina |
| Died |
January 15, 1974 (aged 76) Wilson, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Yale University Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Harold Dunbar Cooley (July 26, 1897 – January 15, 1974) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 to 1966. Cooley remains the longest-serving Chairman in the history of the United States House Committee on Agriculture.
He was nearly defeated in 1964 by Republican James Carson Gardner and lost to Gardner in a stunning 13-point upset in 1966.[1]
His home at Nashville, the Bissette-Cooley House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]
References
- ↑ OurCampaigns: 1966
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
External links
- Inventory of the Harold Dunbar Cooley Papers, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
- http://www.fff.org/freedom/0498d.asp
- United States Congress. "Harold D. Cooley (id: C000736)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Edward W. Pou |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th congressional district 1934–1966 |
Succeeded by James C. Gardner |
| Preceded by Clifford R. Hope |
Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee 1955–1966 |
Succeeded by William R. Poage |
| Preceded by Clifford R. Hope |
Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee 1949–1953 |
Succeeded by Clifford R. Hope |
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