Couper baronets

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Couper baronets
Escutcheon of the Couper baronets (1841) Foster.svg
Escutcheon of the Couper baronets
Creation date1841 [1]
Statusextant [2]
MottoVirtute, By valour [1]

The Couper Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [3] It was created on 23 June 1841 for George Couper. He was a colonel in the Army and fought in the Peninsular War, served as Military Secretary to the Governors General of Canada, Sir James Kempt and Lord Durham, and was Comptroller of the Household and Equerry to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The second Baronet was an administrator in India and served as Governor of the North-West Provinces between 1877 and 1882. Another member of the family to gain distinction was James Kempt Couper, second son of the first Baronet. He was a general in the Army.

The family surname is pronounced "Cooper".

Grave of the first baronet Couper in Kensal Green Cemetery Grave of the first baronet Couper in Kensal Green Cemetery.jpg
Grave of the first baronet Couper in Kensal Green Cemetery

Couper baronets (1841)

The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Francis Jem Couper (born 1946). [10] He is descended from the 2nd Baronet.

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References

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  2. "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. "No. 19976". The London Gazette . 7 May 1841. p. 1164.
  4. Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 148.
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  6. "Couper, Sir Ramsay George Henry" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 16 July 2022.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. "Couper, Sir Guy" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 16 July 2022.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. "Couper, Sir George Robert Cecil" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 16 July 2022.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. "Couper, Sir (Robert) Nicholas (Oliver)" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 16 July 2022.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. 1 2 "Couper, Sir James George" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 16 July 2022.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)