Ben Jones as Cooter in the Dukes of Hazard

Ben Jones (born August 30, 1941) is an American actor and politician. He was born in Tarboro, North Carolina. He attended Woodrow Wilson high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. He then attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, graduating in 1964. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best , Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. ... Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856–February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ... Portsmouth (pronounced Port-smith) is an independent city located in Virginia. ... The University of North Carolina, often called the University of North Carolina System to avoid confusion, is a federation of all sixteen public universities in North Carolina. ... City nickname: The Southern Part of Heaven County Orange County Mayor Kevin C. Foy Town Council Sally Greene Ed Harrison Cam Hill Mark Kleinschmidt Bill Strom Dorothy Verkirk Edith Wiggins (mayor pro tem) Area  - Total  - Water 51. ...

Jones then embarked on an acting career. He is best known as Cooter on the successful television series The Dukes of Hazzard, in which he participated during its entire run, which lasted from 1979 to 1985. He has also participated in several other TV shows, several movies and over 80 theatre productions. The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ...

Politics

Following the end of the Dukes of Hazzard, Jones entered politics. He is a Democrat. In 1986, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. He ran again in 1988 for a House seat from Georgia, and that time won. He was reelected in 1990, but was defeated in 1992. Since his time in Congress, Jones has returned to acting, become a well-known political essayist and written one play. In 1998 he broke with most Democrats by asking President Bill Clinton to resign during the attempt to impeach him. Jones is still active in the Democratic Party. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in 2002, thus becoming one of very few recent American politicians to seek elective office in more than one state. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ...

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