Frederick Cooper (politician)

Frederick Cooper
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
5 December 1878  4 March 1884
Serving with John Walsh, John Hamilton
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Thomas Campbell
Personal details
Born Frederick Augustus Cooper
(1834-08-08)8 August 1834
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died 12 October 1908(1908-10-12) (aged 74)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting place Boroondara General Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Margaret Dalton Watson
Occupation Barrister
Religion Church of England

Frederick Cooper (8 August 1834 12 October 1908) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

His parliamentary career began in the Electorate of Cook, in North Queensland 5 March 1878 until 4 March 1884. He was a practicing barrister in Cooktown since 1874.[2]

Personal fact

Frederick Cooper married Margaret Dalton Watson in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia on 16 Apr 1883, the daughter of mining magnate John Boyd Watson.[3][4] His death occurred in November 1908.[5]

References

  1. "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Queensland Parliament". Queensland Government. 2011.
  3. "Family Notices". Bendigo Advertiser. XXX, (8,667). Victoria, Australia. 21 April 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Cusack, Frank. Watson, John Boyd (1828–1889). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  5. "Death of Mr. Frederick Augustus Cooper - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) - 13 Nov 1908". Trove. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Cook
18781884
Served alongside: John Walsh, John Hamilton
Succeeded by
Thomas Campbell


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