John Cooper (c. 1726–1779), was a British politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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between 1775 and 1779.
Cooper was the son of Thomas Cooper of
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of ...
and his second wife Sarah Priaulx. He matriculated at
Queen’s College, Oxford
The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, w ...
on 13 March 1744, aged 17.
He became a clothier in Salisbury and married Rachel Poore, daughter of
Edward Poore
Edward Poore ( 1704 – 1780) was the member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Salisbury for the parliament of 1747 to 1754, and for Downton for 13 December 1756 to 1761.[Mayor of Salisbury
The following were mayors of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England:
15th–16th centuries
*1387: John Hethe, MP for Salisbury, 1388
*1388,1391: John Moner, MP for Salisbury, 1397
*1395–1397: Richard Spencer, 4 times MP for Salisbury, 1395–1411 ...]
.
Cooper followed his father-in-law in his political aspirations. In July 1774 he declared he was going to stand for Parliament at Salisbury. However, in the
general election of 1774 he stood as
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
for
Downton. He was defeated, but was subsequently seated on petition. He voted regularly with the Opposition but does not appear to have spoken in the House.
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Cooper died on 7 August 1779.][
]
References
Sources
History of the Cases of Controverted Elections: Which Were Tried and Determined During the First and Second Sessions of the Fourteenth Parliament of Great Britain, 15 & 16 Geo. III. Sylvester Douglas Baron Glenbervie L. Hansard, 1802 P207-239
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1779 deaths
Politicians from Salisbury
Mayors of Salisbury
British MPs 1774–1780
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
Year of birth uncertain