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He claimed to have inherited the baronetcy of Cooper of Gogan from 1775 on, thus calling himself Sir Grey Cooper, Bart.; whether that baronetcy ever existed and whether Cooper was heir to it are doubtful. In 1799 he acquired the manor of
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Grey died suddenly in 1801 at his home and was buried at All Saints Church, Worlington. He had married twice; firstly in 1753 Margaret, the daughter of
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from 1786 to 1790. For much of his career he was Secretary of the Treasury under various administrations.
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where he was scholar in 1745 and was awarded BA in 1747 and MA in 1750. He was admitted at
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between 1765 and 1790 and was Secretary to the Treasury under various administrations.
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Cooper was the son of William Cooper MD of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was educated at
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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Wall monument to Grey Cooper in All Saints Church, Worlington
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House of Commons
Durham School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Inner Temple
called to the bar

Member of Parliament
Rochester
Grampound
Saltash
Richmond, Yorkshire

Worlington
Bury St Edmunds
Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet
"Cooper, Grey (CPR743G)"


"COOPER, Grey (c.1726-1801), of Worlington, Suff"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/6219
UK public library membership
The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 90
Parliament of Great Britain
Admiral Sir Charles Hardy
Admiral Isaac Townsend
Member of Parliament
Rochester
1765

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