Richard Cooper
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Sir Richard Ashmole Cooper, 2nd Baronet (11 August 1874 – 5 March 1946) was a British
politician
.
He was educated at Clifton College
and married in 1900 to Alice Priestland. He succeeded to the baronet
cy in 1913. He was Chairman of the chemical manufacturing firm Cooper, McDougall & Robertson.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Walsall
in January 1910 general election, a seat he would hold until 1922. He founded the National Party
with Sir Henry Page Croft in 1917 but stood at the 1918 election
as an Independent Conservative. He was prominent, along with Croft, in the campaign against the Prime Minister
David Lloyd George
in July 1922 for selling honours.
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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.
He was educated at Clifton College
Clifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
and married in 1900 to Alice Priestland. He succeeded to the baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
cy in 1913. He was Chairman of the chemical manufacturing firm Cooper, McDougall & Robertson.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Walsall
Walsall (UK Parliament constituency)
Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
in January 1910 general election, a seat he would hold until 1922. He founded the National Party
National Party (UK, 1917)
The National Party was a short-lived British political party created in August 1917 as a right-wing split from the Conservative Party.-Formation:...
with Sir Henry Page Croft in 1917 but stood at the 1918 election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
as an Independent Conservative. He was prominent, along with Croft, in the campaign against the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
in July 1922 for selling honours.