Charles Cowper, Jr.

Charles Cowper, Jr. (29 September 1834 – 16 November 1911) was an Australian politician.[1]

Cowper was born in Sydney, New South Wales,[1] the son of Sir Charles Cowper, Premier of New South Wales on five different occasions between 1856 to 1870.

Cowper junior was member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Tumut from 1 November 1860 to 24 October 1863, for Orange from 4 November 1863 to 10 November 1864 and Tumut again from 10 December 1864 to 25 July 1866.[1]

Cowper was appointed clerk of the Executive Council of New South Wales, was a member of his father's Ministry, without a seat in the Cabinet, from January 1861 to October 1863.[2]

Cowper became a police magistrate and then sheriff of New South Wales.[3] Cowper died on 16 November 1911 at Beulah, Bowral, New South Wales, and was buried in the family vault at St Paul's Church, Cobbitty. Cowper was survived by four sons and a daughter, to whom he bequeathed most of his estate for devoting her life to mothering his grandchildren.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mr Charles [2] COWPER (1834 - 1911)". Parliament of New South Wales.
  2. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Cowper, Charles". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  3. 1 2 Moore, Pamela. "Cowper, Charles (1834–1911)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


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