Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant and philanthropist in the Colony of New South Wales. He served as the first speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the colo
Sir Daniel Cooper ca. 1883
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
Sir Henry Watson Parker, was Premier of New South Wales. He fitted into colonial society and politics in the era before responsible government, but his style was not suited to the democratic politics
Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet
…Cooper successfully stood for Paddington from 1859 to 1860. At the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly, Cooper was elected Speaker, defeating Henry Parker by one vote. He successfully established rules of procedure and parliamentary conventions, which influenced the Parliament in the following years. In…
Henry Watson Parker