Richard Clive Cooper | |
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Member of Parliament for Vancouver South |
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In office 1917–1921 |
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Preceded by | none, first member |
Succeeded by | Leon Johnson Ladner |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dublin, Ireland |
December 31, 1881
Died | March 10, 1940 Victoria, British Columbia |
(aged 58)
Political party | Unionist |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Mary Cooper |
Profession | soldier |
Richard Clive Cooper (December 31, 1881 – March 10, 1940) was an Irish-Canadian soldier and Unionist politician. Cooper served in the First Matabele War and the Boer War. In 1914 he was assigned to serve overseas as a Major in the 7th Battalion, 1st Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Cooper represented Vancouver South in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1921.