Kent Cooper

1880–1965 (age 85)

Newspaper Executive

Biography

Kent Cooper dedicated his career to strengthening the flow of news, guiding the Associated Press through technological changes while emphasizing accuracy and fairness.

He championed press freedom and the vital role of journalism in democracy, leaving behind a legacy cherished by colleagues and remembered proudly at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Did you know Kent Cooper?

Help us tell their story. Share a memory, upload a gravestone photo, or correct any details.

Also buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Sarah Bradford Ripley
1793–1867 (age 74)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American educator and intellectual who was a noted teacher and wife of the Transcendentalist scholar George Bradford Rip...
Owen Johns
d. 1884
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Prominent New York City merchant who operated dry goods palaces, precursors to department stores, in Manhattan.
Henry David Thoreau
1817–1862 (age 45)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American philosopher, naturalist, and writer who championed civil disobedience and simple living in nature.
Sarah Sherman Hoar
1783–1866 (age 83)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American woman from a prominent New England family involved in intellectual and social circles of her era.
Mary Moody Emerson
1774–1863 (age 89)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American intellectual and diarist who was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and influenced Transcendentalist thought.
Washington Irving
1783–1859 (age 76)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American author and cofounder of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, famous for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.