Roy Asberry Cooper Jr.

Roy Asberry Cooper Jr.
Personal details
Born(1927-03-13)March 13, 1927
DiedNovember 28, 2014(2014-11-28) (aged 87)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseBeverly Thorne Batchelor
ChildrenRoy Cooper
Pell Cooper
Alma materWake Forest University (BS)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
Occupationlawyer, political strategist, campaign manager, farmer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
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Roy Asberry Cooper Jr. (March 13, 1927 – November 28, 2014) was an American lawyer, political strategist, and farmer. A Democrat, he served as a county manager for Governor Dan K. Moore and was a political advisor and campaign chair for Governor Jim Hunt, Governor J. Melville Broughton, and Skipper Bowles. He was the father of Governor Roy Cooper and District Court judge Pell Cooper.