Frederick Cooper (politician)

Frederick Cooper
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
5 December 1878 – 4 March 1884
Serving with John Walsh, John Hamilton
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Thomas Campbell
Personal details
Born Frederick Augustus Cooper
(1834-08-08)8 August 1834
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died 12 October 1908(1908-10-12) (aged 74)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting place Boroondara General Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Margaret Dalton Watson
Occupation Barrister

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 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Parliament". Queensland Government. 2011.
  3. ↑ "Family Notices". Bendigo Advertiser. XXX, (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 2016-03-17.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Cook
1878–1884
Served alongside: John Walsh, John Hamilton		 Succeeded by
Thomas Campbell


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