{
  "id": 430591,
  "title": "Ben Jones, Cooter On ‘Dukes Of Hazzard’ And Former U.S. Rep, Dies At 84",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ben-jones-cooter-on-dukes-of-hazzard-and-former-u-s-rep-dies-at-84",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T01:16:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2026/08/09/ben-jones-cooter-on-dukes-of-hazzard-and-former-us-rep-dies-at-84/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ben Jones, who starred as Cooter Davenport on the TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard” and later served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Geogia, died Sunday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}