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Cooper Green
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. Early life Green was born in North Birmingham. Green was the son of Charles Martin Green, a real estate promoter involved in developing much of North Birmingham and Tarrant, Alabama. Green attended public schools in Birmingham, and attended Birmingham Southern College. He worked for some time in the real estate industry before being elected to the state legislature. Early political career: state legislator and postmaster Elected in 1930, Green served in the 1931–1933 Alabama State Legislature. Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Green served as the postmaster of Birmingham from 1933 until 1940. He had been recommende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County is the List of counties in Alabama, most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, located in the central portion of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 674,721. Its county seat is Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham. Its rapid growth as an industrial city in the 20th century, based on heavy manufacturing in steel and iron, established its dominance. Jefferson County is the central county of the Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama, Hoover, AL Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Jefferson County was established on December 13, 1819, by the Alabama Legislature. It was named in honor of former President of the United States, President Thomas Jefferson. The county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southernmost edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It is in the center of the (former) iron, coal, and limestone mining belt of the Southern United States. Most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
