Joseph Nargba Cooper, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph Nargba Cooper

Liberian politician

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1918

Date of Death: 22-May-1975

Profession: politician

Nationality: Liberia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Joseph Nargba Cooper

  • Joseph Nargba Cooper was a Liberian politician from Bong County who held office in the third quarter of the twentieth century.
  • Born on 16 August 1918 in the town of Gbaudi in Zorzor District, Lofa County, he was the son of Porkpa Womma and Nowai Gbanasei.
  • After receiving his early education in a Lutheran school at Zorzor, Cooper left in 1933 to follow his brother Charlie to Kakata, where he finished his education at a Catholic mission school.
  • Having completed his schooling, Cooper entered the employ of the Firestone Plantation Company; here he worked until 1944, when the government hired him to become a chauffeur for President Tubman.
  • Later in his government service, Cooper was the Native Advocate for the Central Province.
  • In 1967, Cooper was elected to fill one of Bong County's seats in the House of Representatives; he continued to occupy this office until his death, which occurred in a Bong County hospital on 22 May 1975.
  • From 29 January 1950 until his death, Cooper was married to the former Emma L.
  • Jensen, a native of Sanoyie; she bore him four sons and four daughters.
  • As an adult, Cooper was affiliated with the Lutheran church.

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