The Honourable Sir Daniel Cooper [1]
1st Baronet Cooper of Woollahra in the baronetage of the United Kingdom
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- Born
- 1 July 1821, Bolton-le-Moors (Lancashire), England
- Died
- 5 June 1902, Kensington (Middlesex), England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Thomas Cooper (merchant)
- Mother
- Jane Ramsden
- Married Elizabeth Hill; father of Sir Daniel Cooper (2nd Baronet) and Sir William Charles Cooper (3rd Baronet)
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales |
Career
- Merchant.
- Landowner.
- Company dir.
- JP for NSW 1851.
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of NSW 1856-60.
- Agent-Gen of NSW in Lond.
- Fellow of Senate, USyd 1857-61.
- Philanthropist.
- Knight bachelor 1857, created baronet 1863, KCMG 1880, GCMG 1888.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooper-sir-daniel-3253
Notes
Net value of estate more than £440,000.