Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet
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Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet GCMG (1 July 1821 ā 5 June 1902) was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant and philanthropist in the Colony of New South Wales. He served as the first speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the colony and was a noted philatelist.
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Sir Daniel Cooper | |
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1st Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |
In office 22 May 1856 ā 31 January 1860 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Premier | Sir Stuart Donaldson Sir Charles Cowper Sir Henry Parker William Forster |
Governor | Sir William Denison |
Succeeded by | Sir Terence Aubrey Murray |
Constituency | Sydney Hamlets Paddington |
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Born | 1 July 1821 Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England |
Died | 5 June 1902(1902-06-05) (aged 80) Kensington, London, England |
Political party | Independent, Imperial Federationist |
Spouse(s) | Lady Cooper, Elizabeth Hill (m.1846) |
Relations | Daniel Cooper (uncle) Douglas Cooper (great-grandson) |
Residence(s) | Woollahra House Salisbury Court Dunara |
Known for | Cooper baronets of Woollahra |
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Cooper was conferred the hereditary title of Cooper baronet of Woollahra in 1863, the second of four baronetcy conferred to British expatriates in the Australian colonies.