Jesse L. Cooksey | |
Office: | Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party |
Term Start: | 1977 |
Term End: | 1979 |
Predecessor: | C. Kenneth Powell |
Successor: | Dr. George G. Graham |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1932 |
Birth Place: | Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States |
Death Place: | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
Birthname: | Jesse L. Cooksey |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Jean Cooksey |
Jesse L. Cooksey (May 23, 1932 – April 3, 2016) was the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1974 to 1976.[1] He presided over the party during the tumultuous period of Richard Nixon's resignation and Gerald Ford's term in office.[2]