Baron Cope
| Full name | William Cope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 August 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Roath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 July 1946 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Mellons, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Repton School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Clare College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ? 1891–1895 ? 1891–? |
Cambridge University R.U.F.C. Cardiff RFC Blackheath F.C. Barbarian F.C. |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1896 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
William Cope, 1st Baron Cope (18 August 1870 – 15 July 1946), known as Sir William Cope, Bt, between 1928 and 1945, was a Welsh Conservative Party politician, who was also notable as an international rugby union player for Wales. He was Member of Parliament for Llandaff and Barry from 1918-29, was made a baronet in 1928 and elevated to the peerage as Baron Cope in July 1945.
Cope was born in Roath, Cardiff in 1870, the son of Matthew Cope from St Mellons and Margaret Harrison. He was educated at Repton School before metriculating to Clare College, Cambridge in 1888. He was awarded his BA in 1891 and in 1895 collected his MA. After leaving Cambridge Cope began his legal profession and was admitted to the Inner Temple, and in 1894 he was called to The Bar.
With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Cope joined the Glamorgan Yeomanry, rising to the rank of major. On returning to Britain in 1918, he ran for Parliament, standing for the seat of Llandaff and Barry. In 1923 he became a Junior Lord of the Treasury, a post he held until 1928, with a break during the brief Labour Government of 1924. In 1928 he was created a baronet, of St Mellons in the County of Monmouth.
On leaving The Treasury he was given the role of Comptroller of the Royal Household, a role he undertook for just a year when he left government in 1929. He held several offices in his home county of Glamorgan. He was a Justice of the Peace, and a Deputy Lieutenant and in 1932 was made High Sheriff of Glamorgan. In 1933 he was invested as a King's Council. In July 1945 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Cope, of St Mellons in the County of Monmouth.
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