Cooper baronets of Shenstone Court (1905)

This article is about the Cooper Baronetcy in the County of Stafford, England. For other Baronets of the same name, see Cooper baronets.

Escutcheon of the Cooper baronets of Shenstone Court
Sir Richard Powell Cooper, 1st Baronet. (1847–1913) "Creator of Frinton-on-Sea, Captain of Industry and Farmer to the World" [1]

The Cooper baronetcy, of Shenstone Court in the parish of Shenstone in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 December 1905 for the agriculturalist Richard Powell Cooper.[2]

The family business, in which the first four baronets were heavily involved, was notable for the invention of insecticides related to veterinary products, today known as Sheep dip. To date there have been six baronets. Sir William Cooper, 3rd baronet, once said "Our family solved Australia's economy overnight"[3][citation needed]

In terms of the British Baronetcy the Coopers are not an old family, their rise to prosperity during the Victorian era is a prime example of the achievement and social mobility possible in that age of scientific and industrial progress. When for the first time social advancement was occurring on a large scale.

  1. ^ "Sir Richard Cooper, Bt". Southdown Sheep Society. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  2. ^ "No. 27868". The London Gazette. 29 December 1905. p. 9320.
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