Pope Alexander Cooper
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bowen | |
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| In office 24 January 1881 – 5 January 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Beor |
| Succeeded by | Charles Chubb |
| 4th Chief Justice of Queensland | |
| In office 21 October 1903 – 31 March 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McCawley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pope Alexander Cooper 12 May 1846 Lake George, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 30 August 1923 (aged 77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Spouse | Alice Frener Cooper (m.1873 d.1900) |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney, University of London |
| Occupation | Barrister, prosecutor, judge |
Sir Pope Alexander Cooper .
Early life
Pope Alexander Cooper was born at Willeroo Station,
Career
Cooper returned to Australia and began to practise as a barrister at
Legacy
In 1873, Cooper married Alice Frener, daughter of James Cooper who died in 1900 leaving a son and two daughters.
He was knighted 1904 and was created a KCMG in 1908.
In 1903 he was elected president of Brisbane's Johnsonian Club.[10] He was chancellor of the University of Queensland from 1915 to 1922.[1]
Cooper had only a short career in parliament but made himself a reputation as a polished speaker. As a judge he was always seeking the essentials of a case and generally adopted a common attitude on legal questions. His summings up were usually brief and to the point. In criminal cases he could be severe though just. In his conduct of the court, though always courteous, he insisted that the dignity of the bench must be upheld, and he was quick to restrain anything in the nature of contempt of court.
See also
- Judiciary of Australia
- List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Family tree - Francis Cooper 1811-1885 (his father)
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538.
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- AC 696; (1919) 26 CLR 276, Privy Council(on appeal from Australia).
- AC 691; (1920) 28 CLR 106, Privy Council(on appeal from Australia).
- ^ Taylor v Attorney-General (Qld) [1918] St R Qd 194, Privy Council.
- ^ a b Aroney, N. "Politics, Law and the Constitution in McCawley's Case". (2006) 30(3) Melbourne University Law Review 605.
- ^ Judges Retirement Act 1921 (Qld).
- ^ McGarvie The Foundations of Judicial Independence in a Modern Democracy (1991) 1 Journal of Judicial Administration 3.
- ISBN 0409494445.
- ^ "SOCIETY COLUMN". The Telegraph. No. 9, 650. Queensland, Australia. 24 October 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Cooper, Pope Alexander". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. at gutenberg.net.au
- Cooper, Sir Pope Alexander — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
External links
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