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Frederick Cooper (politician)

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Frederick Cooper
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
5 December 1878 – 4 March 1884
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byThomas Campbell
Personal details
Born
Frederick Augustus Cooper

(1834-08-08)8 August 1834
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died12 October 1908(1908-10-12) (aged 74)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting placeBoroondara General Cemetery
SpouseMargaret Dalton Watson
OccupationBarrister

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 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Queensland Parliament". Queensland Government. 2011.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". Bendigo Advertiser. Vol. XXX, no. 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 17 March 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Cook
1878–1884
Served alongside: John Walsh, John Hamilton
Succeeded by