William Cooper
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Business
- William Cooper (accountant)William Cooper (accountant)William Cooper was an English accountant. He is best known for having founded the accountancy practice of Cooper Brothers that now forms part of PricewaterhouseCoopers....
(1826–1871), founder of Cooper Brothers - William Cooper (businessman)William Cooper (businessman)William Cooper was an Upper Canada business man and owner of mills along the Humber River in Ontario, Canada. Prior to 1838, the former name of the Village of Lambton Mills was Cooper's Mill, named in his honour in 1806....
(1761–1840), Canadian businessman - William E. Cooper (Bill)William E. Cooper (Bill)William Edward "Bill" Cooper was a prominent Dallas businessman and civic leader.-Biography:Born in Wichita, Kansas, Cooper worked nights at Beech Aircraft while also attending the Municipal University of Wichita .Cooper enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and trained as a B-17 pilot...
(1921–2008), prominent businessman in Dallas, Texas
Government
- William B. CooperWilliam B. CooperWilliam Barkley Cooper was an American farmer and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, then later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.-Early life and family:Cooper was born in Laurel,...
(1771–1849), American farmer and politician - William B. Cooper (NC politician)William B. Cooper (NC politician)William Bryant Cooper was the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1921 to 1925.Cooper was born in Cool Springs, South Carolina, on January 22, 1867. He became a prominent banker and businessman in New Hanover County, North Carolina, serving as president of the Wilmington Chamber of...
(1867–1959), lieutenant governor of North Carolina - William C. CooperWilliam C. CooperWilliam Craig Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Cooper attended the public schools and Mount Vernon Academy.He studied law....
(1832–1902), US congressman from Ohio - William Cooper (judge)William Cooper (judge)William Cooper was the founder of Cooperstown, New York and father of writer James Fenimore Cooper, who apparently used his father as the pattern for the Judge Marmaduke Temple character in his book The Pioneers....
(1754–1809), father of James Fenimore Cooper and founder of Cooperstown, New York - William Prentice Cooper (1895–1969), Tennessee governor
- William Raworth CooperWilliam Raworth CooperWilliam Raworth Cooper was a Representative from New Jersey.He was born near Bridgeport, Gloucester County, New Jersey, February 20, 1793 and attended the local schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1839 to 1841...
(1793–1856), US congressman from New Jersey
Literature and Arts
- William Cooper (novelist)William Cooper (novelist)Harry Summerfield Hoff was an English novelist, writing under the name William Cooper.-Life:H.S.Hoff was born in Crewe, the son of elementary school teachers , and read natural sciences at Christ's College, Cambridge...
(1910–2002), British novelist - William Cooper NellWilliam Cooper NellWilliam Cooper Nell was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, author, and civil servant who worked for school integration in Boston. Writing for The Liberator and The North Star, he helped publicize the anti-slavery cause...
(1816–1874), African American abolitionist - William Heaton CooperWilliam Heaton CooperWilliam Heaton Cooper was an English landscape artist who worked predominantly in watercolours. He was born in Coniston in the English Lake District on 6 October 1903 as the third child to Norwegian mother, Mathilde, and the landscape artist Alfred Heaton Cooper.His paintings are mostly of Lake...
(1903–1995), British landscape artist - William T. CooperWilliam T. CooperWilliam T. Cooper is an Australian artist. He trained originally as a landscape artist but achieved renown through natural history illustrations, especially of birds.-Illustrated works:Books illustrated by Cooper include:...
(born 1934), Australian natural history illustrator - Revd William Cooper (1824-1892), pseudonym of James Bertram, a Scottish pornography producer
Science
- William Cooper (conchologist)William Cooper (conchologist)William Cooper was an American conchologist and collector.Cooper studied zoology in Europe from 1821 to 1824, and afterwards travelled to Nova Scotia, Kentucky and the Bahamas collecting specimens. Although he was not an author himself his specimens were of great help to others, such as John James...
(1798–1864), nineteenth century U.S. conchologist - William Skinner CooperWilliam Skinner CooperWilliam Skinner Cooper was an American ecologist.Cooper received his B.S. in 1906 from Alma College in Michigan. In 1909, he entered graduate school at the University of Chicago, where he studied with Henry Chandler Cowles, and completed his Ph.D. in 1911...
(1894–1978), American ecologist
Sports
- Bill Cooper (American football) (born 1939), professional football player for the San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Bill Cooper (grappler)Bill Cooper (grappler)Bill "The Grill" Cooper is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes for Strikeforce in the Lightweight division.-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:...
(born 1987), American Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
practitioner - William Cooper (cricketer)William Cooper (cricketer)William Henry Cooper was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests between 1881 and 1884....
(1849–1939), Australian cricketer - William Cooper (sailor)William Cooper (sailor)William H. Cooper was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a crew member of the American boat Angelita which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:*...
(1910−1968), Olympic gold medalist of 1932
Other fields
- Milton William CooperMilton William CooperMilton William Cooper was an American writer, shortwave broadcaster, conspiracy theorist, and political activist.-Biography:...
(1943–2001), American writer, radio host, and political activist - William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)William Cooper was an Australian Aboriginal leader.-Early life:Born in Yorta Yorta territory around the intersection of the Murray and Goulburn Rivers in Victoria, Australia, he was forced to work for a variety of pastoral employers...
(1861–1941), aboriginal rights leader - William Cooper (Puritan)William Cooper (Puritan)William Cooper was an English clergyman of Puritan views, chaplain to Elizabeth of Bohemia, participant in the Savoy Conference, and ejected minister.-Life:...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1653), chaplain to Elizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...
and ejected minister. - William E. CooperWilliam E. CooperWilliam E. Cooper was president of the University of Richmond from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2007. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor...
, president of the University of Richmond (1998–2007)