352:, Buckinghamshire, a Miss Handcock, whom he married shortly afterwards. They were to have a daughter and three sons. He lost his seat at the December election later that year. Aged only 26, he was one of the youngest ever MPs to leave the House of Commons. He resigned his commission as a captain in the Reserves in May 1914, stating publicly that he had done so in sympathy with the officers in the
326:(1902–1903). A fellow cadet ("R. T. H.") described him as "cheerful, well-mannered and pleasant", but more interested in books than in military matters. He resigned his commission a few years later and returned to Ireland, intending to enter politics — he once said that he entered politics to cure him of his shyness. In his spare time, he wrote poetry strongly influenced by Celtic imagery and
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303:, where Bryan was born. His mother was the daughter of another Irishman serving in India, Major-General Maunsel Prendergast, who had married a Swiss woman there. The family returned to Ireland before Bryan was a year old, and then spent several years in postings around Britain, until his father was sent to South Africa at the start of the
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constituency. W. B. Yeats was one of his chief supporters (of whom Cooper wrote: "since I was a boy his writings have been one of the strongest influences on me, and helped to make me the good
Irishman I hope I am."). He was re-elected at the
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79:
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415:. He has been described as "unofficially leading a grouping of independent pro-business and ex-unionist TDs until 1927". After the dissolution of the
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348:, defeating his nearest opponent by only sixty-six votes. During his election campaign he got to know a young lady of Irish ancestry from
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1031:
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1049:
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288:
508:
1093:
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360:) that he had for years been fed up of the regime in the Reserves, and had been intending to quit. After the start of
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1556:
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at the time, strongly opposed). Bryan Cooper's father, Francis, was a major in the
British Army stationed at
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620:
311:. In 1900, his father died during the war of typhoid fever and Bryan inherited Markree from his grandfather
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to
Westminster for South Dublin (1910), an area he subsequently represented in the Dáil from 1923 to 1930.
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423:
party, along with other former independents who joined "Mr
Cosgrave's ranks" including Labour independent
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755:
1321:
1262:
724:
432:
334:
1641:
1606:
1601:
1288:
780:
479:
436:
420:
338:
312:
206:
170:
1013:
944:
1111:
392:
264:
855:
365:
284:
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Members of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922)
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1339:
1330:
980:
625:
467:
304:
1448:
953:
839:
403:
35:
503:
1363:
1160:
1143:
1066:
1040:
1004:
935:
353:
256:
1595:
1389:
1372:
1102:
971:
292:
691:
1514:
1497:
1304:
428:
373:
319:
308:
260:
232:
138:
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361:
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255:(17 June 1884 – 5 July 1930) was an Irish politician, writer and landowner from
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463:
456:
380:. He got to know many writers and intellectuals active in Dublin at the time.
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landlords, had been involved in politics in Sligo since long before the 1800
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676:
369:
383:
267:
in the early years of the Irish Free State, having previously served as
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and
Stavros. After the war he became Press Censor in Ireland and wrote
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Burke's Irish Family
Records (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976)
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In 1931, his widow presented a half-size reproduction of the ancient
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121:
387:
Markree Castle, Sligo, ancestral home of the
Coopers, around 1860.
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and, following his father's advice, trained as a gunner at the
330:(whom he was later to befriend), and started work on a novel.
717:"Leinster House: A Tour and History – Tithe an Oireachtais"
466:
bell to Dáil Éireann and it has since been the bell of the
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1463:
307:. Bryan was educated (but not particularly happy) at
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153:
145:
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103:
89:
65:
55:
34:
23:
1652:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
364:he joined the Fifth (Service) Battalion of the
824:
8:
756:contributions in Parliament by Bryan Cooper
831:
817:
809:
760:
451:of Cumann na nGaedheal. He was one of the
20:
534:. London: Constable & Co. p. 21.
875:
607:
570:
544:
382:
491:
1672:British Army personnel of World War I
497:
495:
356:, but he wrote in his private diary (
7:
455:in the House of Commons and in the
14:
860:Dublin County (Dáil constituency)
337:. In January 1910 he was elected
765:Parliament of the United Kingdom
324:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
218:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
1662:People educated at Eton College
443:. He died in July 1930 and the
441:September 1927 general election
447:on 9 December 1930 was won by
1:
1692:Irish people of Swiss descent
1682:High sheriffs of County Sligo
1637:Politicians from County Sligo
674:"Mr. Cosgrave and the Oath".
509:Dictionary of Irish Biography
1572:Constituency abolished. See
391:Cooper was first elected to
16:Irish politician (1884–1930)
655:. 30 August 1927. p. 7
629:. 29 August 1927. p. 7
588:Oireachtas Members Database
1713:
1647:Connaught Rangers officers
1570:
1219:
1217:
1092:
1090:
853:
413:June 1927 general election
1538:
1513:
1511:
1505:
1496:
1494:
1488:
1480:
1472:
1456:
1454:
1447:
1445:
1439:
1414:
1412:
1406:
1388:
1386:
1380:
1354:
1338:
1336:
1320:
1318:
1312:
1303:
1301:
1287:
1285:
1278:
1276:
1270:
1261:
1259:
1244:
1235:
1233:
1210:
1208:
1193:
1184:
1182:
1168:
1166:
1159:
1157:
1151:
1126:
1124:
1110:
1108:
1101:
1099:
1083:
1081:
1074:
1072:
1057:
1039:
1037:
1021:
1019:
995:
926:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
851:
797:
778:
770:
763:
530:Robinson, Lennox (1931).
333:In 1908 he was appointed
246:
99:
72:
41:
30:
1687:Cooper family of Markree
1667:Irish Unionist Party MPs
1657:Royal Artillery officers
621:"Independents no longer"
1632:Members of the 6th Dáil
1627:Members of the 5th Dáil
1622:Members of the 4th Dáil
1617:Cumann na nGaedheal TDs
378:Ireland Under Sinn Féin
161:Irish Unionist Alliance
51: – 5 July 1930
649:"Independents adopted"
445:subsequent by-election
435:. He was elected as a
388:
263:. He was prominent in
504:"Cooper, Bryan Ricco"
453:few people who served
397:1923 general election
386:
335:High Sheriff of Sligo
1289:Margaret Mary Pearse
781:Member of Parliament
696:ElectionsIreland.org
67:Member of Parliament
1578:Dublin County South
1574:Dublin County North
573:, pp. 117–133.
480:Markree Observatory
437:Cumann na nGaedheal
421:Cumann na nGaedheal
368:. He saw action in
313:Edward Henry Cooper
279:The Cooper family,
207:Edward Henry Cooper
171:Cumann na nGaedheal
1697:People from Shimla
1186:Gearóid O'Sullivan
1085:Desmond FitzGerald
1032:Desmond FitzGerald
1014:George Gavan Duffy
963:Desmond FitzGerald
945:George Gavan Duffy
389:
358:Uncensored Memoirs
318:Cooper joined the
253:Bryan Ricco Cooper
188:(m.1910, div.1920)
1589:
1588:
1584:
1583:
807:
806:
798:Succeeded by
727:on 8 January 2011
680:. 30 August 1927.
470:of Dáil Éireann.
366:Connaught Rangers
250:
249:
1704:
1425:1947 by-election
1298:1935 by-election
1280:John A. Costello
1230:1930 by-election
1179:1927 by-election
1137:1926 by-election
1121:1924 by-election
876:
873:
833:
826:
819:
810:
771:Preceded by
761:
737:
736:
734:
732:
723:. Archived from
719:. Houses of the
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707:
706:
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688:
682:
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611:
605:
599:
598:
596:
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580:
574:
568:
562:
561:
554:
548:
542:
536:
535:
527:
521:
520:
518:
516:
502:Maume, Patrick.
499:
419:, he joined the
293:Privy councillor
224:Military service
195:
189:
186:Marion Handcock
135:
118:
116:
104:Personal details
77:
46:
21:
1712:
1711:
1707:
1706:
1705:
1703:
1702:
1701:
1612:Independent TDs
1592:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1559:
1550:
1533:1961–1969
1532:
1526:
1517:
1500:
1467:1948–1961
1466:
1460:
1451:
1434:
1418:
1401:
1392:
1375:
1366:
1349:1937–1948
1348:
1342:
1340:Patrick Fogarty
1333:
1331:Gerrard McGowan
1324:
1307:
1291:
1282:
1265:
1256:
1239:
1223:
1214:
1205:
1188:
1172:
1163:
1146:
1130:
1114:
1112:Kevin O'Higgins
1105:
1096:
1087:
1078:
1069:
1052:
1043:
1034:
1025:
1016:
1007:
990:1921–1923
989:
983:
981:Margaret Pearse
974:
965:
956:
947:
938:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
874:
863:
847:
837:
803:
788:
776:
746:
741:
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698:
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689:
685:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
653:The Irish Times
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646:
642:
632:
630:
626:The Irish Times
619:
618:
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582:
581:
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569:
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555:
551:
543:
539:
529:
528:
524:
514:
512:
501:
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493:
488:
476:
468:Ceann Comhairle
433:National League
305:Second Boer War
277:
198:
194:(m.1925,d.1930)
193:
192:Lillian Hewson
187:
175:
154:Political party
137:
133:
120:
114:
112:
78:
73:
47:
42:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1710:
1708:
1700:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1594:
1593:
1587:
1586:
1582:
1581:
1569:
1566:
1562:
1561:
1554:
1552:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1536:
1535:
1528:
1521:
1519:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1503:
1502:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1486:
1485:
1482:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1470:
1469:
1462:
1455:
1453:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1437:
1436:
1429:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1404:
1403:
1396:
1394:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1378:
1377:
1370:
1368:
1364:Patrick Belton
1361:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1351:
1344:
1337:
1335:
1328:
1326:
1322:Henry Dockrell
1319:
1317:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1302:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1286:
1284:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1263:Henry Dockrell
1260:
1258:
1254:Patrick Curran
1251:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1241:
1234:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1218:
1216:
1209:
1207:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1191:
1190:
1183:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1167:
1165:
1161:Patrick Belton
1158:
1156:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1144:William Norton
1141:
1139:
1133:
1132:
1125:
1123:
1117:
1116:
1109:
1107:
1100:
1098:
1091:
1089:
1082:
1080:
1073:
1071:
1067:Michael Derham
1064:
1062:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1045:
1041:Darrell Figgis
1038:
1036:
1029:
1027:
1023:Thomas Johnson
1020:
1018:
1011:
1009:
1005:Michael Derham
1002:
1000:
997:
993:
992:
985:
978:
976:
969:
967:
960:
958:
951:
949:
942:
940:
936:Michael Derham
933:
931:
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924:
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918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
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888:
883:
880:
854:This table is
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842:(TDs) for the
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758:
745:
744:External links
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522:
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136:(aged 46)
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1597:
1580:
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1567:
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1553:
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1546:
1544:
1541:
1537:
1534:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1516:
1508:
1504:
1499:
1491:
1487:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1471:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1442:
1438:
1433:
1432:Seán MacBride
1430:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1417:
1416:Patrick Burke
1409:
1405:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1391:
1390:Liam Cosgrave
1383:
1379:
1374:
1373:Thomas Mullen
1371:
1369:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1353:
1350:
1341:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1323:
1315:
1311:
1306:
1299:
1296:
1295:
1290:
1281:
1273:
1269:
1264:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1238:
1237:Thomas Finlay
1231:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1213:
1212:Joseph Murphy
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1192:
1187:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1171:
1170:Seán MacEntee
1162:
1154:
1150:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1128:Batt O'Connor
1122:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1104:
1103:Kathleen Lynn
1095:
1086:
1077:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1042:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
994:
991:
982:
979:
977:
973:
972:Frank Lawless
970:
968:
964:
961:
959:
955:
952:
950:
946:
943:
941:
937:
934:
932:
929:
925:
881:
878:
877:
871:
867:
861:
857:
850:
845:
844:Dublin County
841:
840:Teachtaí Dála
834:
829:
827:
822:
820:
815:
814:
811:
802:
795:
794:December 1910
791:
787:
786:
782:
775:
769:
766:
762:
757:
753:
752:
748:
747:
743:
726:
722:
718:
712:
709:
697:
693:
687:
684:
679:
678:
670:
667:
654:
650:
644:
641:
628:
627:
622:
616:
613:
610:, p. 48.
609:
608:Robinson 1931
604:
601:
589:
585:
579:
576:
572:
571:Robinson 1931
567:
564:
559:
553:
550:
547:, p. 49.
546:
545:Robinson 1931
541:
538:
533:
526:
523:
511:
510:
505:
498:
496:
492:
485:
481:
478:
477:
473:
471:
469:
465:
460:
458:
454:
450:
449:Thomas Finlay
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
409:
408:Dublin County
406:(TD) for the
405:
402:
398:
394:
385:
381:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
340:
336:
331:
329:
325:
321:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
289:Joshua Cooper
286:
282:
274:
272:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
245:
241:
237:
234:
231:
227:
222:
219:
216:
212:
209:(grandfather)
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205:
201:
191:
185:
184:
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178:
172:
169:
167:
164:
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159:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
131:
127:
123:
111:
107:
102:
98:
95:
92:
88:
85:
84:December 1910
81:
76:
71:
68:
64:
61:
60:Dublin County
58:
54:
50:
45:
40:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
1571:
1530:
1515:Mark Clinton
1498:Kevin Boland
1464:
1449:Éamon Rooney
1424:
1399:James Tunney
1346:
1305:Cecil Lavery
1297:
1229:
1203:Bryan Cooper
1202:
1178:
1136:
1120:
1076:Bryan Cooper
1075:
987:
954:Séamus Dwyer
846:constituency
790:January 1910
785:South Dublin
779:
749:
729:. Retrieved
725:the original
711:
699:. Retrieved
695:
686:
675:
669:
657:. Retrieved
652:
643:
631:. Retrieved
624:
615:
603:
591:. Retrieved
587:
578:
566:
557:
552:
540:
532:Bryan Cooper
531:
525:
513:. Retrieved
507:
461:
429:Vincent Rice
404:Teachta Dála
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