Octavius Edward Coope JP DL (12 January 1814 – 27 November 1886) was an

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brewing partner and

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1847–1848 and 1874–1886. Coope, born 12 January 1814, was the son of John Coope of Great Cumberland Place, London, and his wife Anna Maria.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
/ref> In 1845 Coope and his brother George joined the brewer Edward Ind to form the brewery company of

Ind Coope Allied Breweries was the result of a 1961 merger between Ind Coope (of Burton), Ansells (of Birmingham), and Tetley Walker (of Leeds). In 1978, Allied Breweries merged with the food and catering group J. Lyons and Co to form Allied Lyons. The bre ...

which was based at

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. In 1847 Coope was elected as

for Great Yarmouth; the next seat he was unseated on the proven bribery of some of his electors. His main homes were Rochetts in

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, Essex, 41 Upper Brook Street, London, and Berechurch Hall. He helped to endow the church of St. Paul, Bentley Common, and Crescent Road Infants' School, South Weald. He was a director of the Phoenix Fire and the Pelican Life Insurance Cos and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Essex. Coope was next elected as MP for

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in 1874. On 14 February 1881 he laid the foundation-stone for a new church at Brentwood. He held the Middlesex seat until 1885 when the constituency was reorganised. In 1885, he was elected as MP for Brentford, but died 27 November 1886 at the age of 72; his epitaph reads ''The memory of the just is blessed''. Coope married Emily Fulcher daughter of Captain Fulcher, of the Indian Army in 1848. She was buried with Coope. Coope died at the age of 72 and his grave is toward the south-west corner of South Weald's churchyard.South Weald Parish
/ref> His probate was sworn by his widow and others the next year at .https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coope, Octavius 1814 births 1886 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 Politics of the Borough of Great Yarmouth