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George Cooper (Bermondsey MP)
George Joseph Cooper (1844 – 7 October 1909) was a British Liberal Party politician in London. He qualified as a doctor in 1867 and became a GP with a house and dispensary at the corner of Reverdy Road and Southwark Park Road in Bermondsey, living there from 1881 with his wife, eight children, and a servant. When the London County Council (LCC) was created in 1889, Cooper was elected as a councillor for Bermondsey, standing for the Progressive Party, the municipal organisation of the Liberals. He was re-elected five times, holding the seat at the 1904 elections. At the 1906 general election he was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Bermondsey, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Henry Cust. He then resigned from the LCC. Whilst an MP he voted in favour of the 1908 Women's Enfranchisement Bill. He died in 1909, aged 65. According to his son, he was killed by overwork relating to the People's Budget. He was buried in Charlton Cemetery on 12 October, where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 George Cooper
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1909 Bermondsey By-election
The 1909 Bermondsey by-election was a by-election held on 28 October 1909 for the British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency), Bermondsey in South East London. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The presiding officer and the ballots were damaged by two suffragettes who tried to disrupt the men's election. Vacancy The by-election was called following the death of George Cooper (London politician), George Cooper who had gained the seat as part of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party victory in the 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 general election. Electoral history The seat had been Liberal since they gained it at the last General Election in 1906; Candidates The Labour party intervened in the contest having not stood in 1906. They selected 36-year-old Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |