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William Cooper (Australian politician)

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William Cooper
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Rosewood
In office
16 March 1918 – 11 May 1929
Preceded byHenry Stevens
Succeeded byTed Maher
Personal details
Born
William Cooper

1868
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 November 1957 (aged 88-89)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseIda Emma Ernst (m.1902 d.1955)
ChildrenSix
OccupationBlacksmith, railway worker

William Cooper (1868 - 29 November 1957) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Cooper was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the son of Henry John Cooper and his wife Elizabeth (née Chaffe). He was educated in Maitland and was a blacksmith in Western Australia and a railway worker on the Rosewood-Grandchester line.

On 1 January 1902, he married Ida Emma Ernst (died 1955) and together had four sons and two daughters. Cooper died at Ipswich in November 1957.

Public life

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Cooper, the Labor Party candidate, won the seat of Rosewood at the 1918 state election, defeating the sitting member, Henry Stevens.[2] Cooper held the seat until 1929, when he was defeated by Ted Maher.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 772. Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "POLLING SUMMARY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 245. Queensland, Australia. 15 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Rosewood
1918–1929
Succeeded by