Richard Clive Cooper (December 31, 1881 – March 10, 1940) was an Irish-Canadian soldier and
Unionist politician. Cooper served in the
First Matabele War
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and the
Boer War
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. In 1914 he was assigned to serve overseas as a Major in the
7th Battalion,
1st Division,
Canadian Expeditionary Force
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. Cooper represented
Vancouver South
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in the
House of Commons
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from 1917 to 1921.
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1940 deaths
1881 births
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
Unionist Party (Canada) MPs
People of the First Matabele War
Canadian Expeditionary Force officers
Military personnel from Dublin (city)
Canadian Militia officers
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