Benjamin Lewis Jones was an American actor, writer, politician, and businessman best known for his role as Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard. Jones also served for four years in the United Stat
Jones in 1989
Jones and the General Lee, taken outside his store "Cooter's Place" in Sperryville, Virginia, in 1999
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Yellow dog Democrats is a political term that was applied to voters in the Southern United States who voted solely for candidates who represented the Democratic Party. The term originated in the late
Ben Jones (American actor and politician)
…reprimanded by the House of Representatives and ordered to reimburse the House an amount of $300,000 for the cost of the investigation. As one of the last yellow dog Democrats, Jones later became a political independent. After moving to Virginia, Jones was the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican incumbent Eric Cantor…
The Carolina Dog's wildness and its ginger coat led to its being called a "yaller dog", which in turn may have led to the expression "yellow dog Democrat".