Couper baronets

The Couper Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 23 June 1841 for George Couper. He was a colonel in the Army and fought in the Peninsular War, served as Military Secretary to the Governor Generals of Canada, Sir James Kempt and Lord Durham, and was Comptroller of the Household and Equerry to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The second Baronet was an administrator in India and served as Governor of the North-West Provinces between 1877 and 1882. Another member of the family to gain distinction was James Kempt Couper, second son of the first Baronet. He was a general in the Army.

The family surname is pronounced "Cooper".

Couper baronets (1841)

The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Jonathan Every Couper (born 1931). He is a great-grandson of the 2nd Baronet.

References

  1. "No. 19976". The London Gazette. 7 May 1841. p. 1164.
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