1st Baronet
Sir Richard Powell Cooper Bt. 1847–1913 has been described as "Creator of Frinton-on-Sea, Captain of Industry and Farmer to the World"
Cooper was born on 21 September 1847, the son of Henry Cooper of Clunbury, Aston-on-Clun, Shropshire. Privately educated, he completed his secondary education at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, qualifying as veterinary surgeon in 1868.
Two years later in 1870 he founded his own practice in Tamworth Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Aged 43 he inherited the family business from his uncle, and from 1885 to 1889 began a large scale expansion of the company. A shrewd business man, he made investments in land world wide and by 1913 owned 250,000 acres (1,000 km2) around the globe and owned mines in New Zealand, Rhodesia, and South Africa
Purchased Shenstone Court in 1889 and ceased to personally act as a veterinary surgeon from that date
He was created a baronet by King Edward VII in 1905 for services to Agriculture
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