Stipendiary magistrate, O.B.E., chairman of the War Pensions Board, and a steward of the Wellington Racing Club. Resident of Sydney Street, Wellington, at the time of his death. Born in July 1861 at Waipawa, the son of G S Cooper, Colonial under-secretary. Educated at Wellington Grammar School and Wellington College. Registrar of the Supreme Court from 1889-1914. Appointed Stipendiary magistrate in 1915. In the 1880s, he was in the front rank of footballers of Wellington, playing in representative teams 1878-1886. Often went deer-stalking with Sir Charles Skerrett. (See obituary in Evening post, 26 June 1935).
Cooper, Daniel George Arthur, 1861-1935
Cooper, Arthur, 1861-1935
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Artist unknown :Cooper, W[ellin]gton's new S.M. [1915-1916].
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Various artists :[Thirty original cartoons drawn for the "New Zealand truth" by Will Hope, Tom Glover, Mac, Pac (or Pas), G (Tom Glover?). ca 1910-1920].
Reference: B-128-035
Description: Shows a full-length portrait of the Stipendiary Magistrate Daniel G A Cooper, in a suit, walking along with a walking stick in his right hand. He wears a felt hat, spectacles and a moustache. Identified as D G A Cooper, from file print, neg. no. 1/1-015259. Daniel George Arthur Cooper became Stipendiary Magistrate in 1915. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - [Title] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on sheet 340 x 169 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Transferred from MSS&A 74-052. (New Zealand Truth papers relating to S Jackson Binning, donated 1974)..
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Bowring, Walter Armiger 1874-1931 :[The judicature in the time of Sir Robert Stout] Chc...
Date: 1913
By: Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931
Reference: C-034-006-a
Description: Caricatures of members of the judicature showing, from left to right: F R Chapman, W B Edwards, J S Williams, R Stout, J E Denniston, T Cooper, W A Sim and below A Cooper. The men are all seated at a bench, with Sir Robert Stout in the centre and Arthur Cooper taking notes below the bench. Published as: supplement to the Weekly Press, No. 29, 1899 The published title for this print may be 'The deciding point'. A copy on sale at Dunbar Sloanes auction, Wellington, 30 Sept 1999, lot 487, was catalogued with this title. Other Titles - The deciding point Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Lithographic reproduction of pen, ink and watercolour drawing 371 x 587 mm
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Bowring, Walter Armiger 1874-1931 :[The judicature in the time of Sir Robert Stout] Chc...
Date: 1913
By: Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931
Reference: C-034-006-b
Description: Caricatures of members of the judicature showing, from left to right: F R Chapman, W B Edwards, J S Williams, R Stout, J E Denniston, T Cooper, W A Sim and below A Cooper. The men are all seated at a bench, with Sir Robert Stout in the centre and Arthur Cooper taking notes below the bench. Published as: supplement to the Weekly Press, No. 29, 1899 The published title for this print may be 'The deciding point'. A copy on sale at Dunbar Sloanes auction, Wellington, 30 Sept 1999, lot 487, was catalogued with this title. Other Titles - The deciding point Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Lithographic reproduction of pen, ink and watercolour drawing 371 x 587 mm
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Bowring, Walter Armiger 1874-1931 :[The judicature in the time of Sir Robert Stout] Chc...
Date: 1913
By: Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931; Ridley, S (Mr), active 1957
Reference: C-034-006
Description: Caricatures of members of the judicature showing, from left to right: F R Chapman, W B Edwards, J S Williams, R Stout, J E Denniston, T Cooper, W A Sim and below A Cooper. The men are all seated at a bench, with Sir Robert Stout in the centre and Arthur Cooper taking notes below the bench. Published as: supplement to the Weekly Press, No. 29, 1899 The published title for this print may be 'The deciding point'. A copy on sale at Dunbar Sloanes auction, Wellington, 30 Sept 1999, lot 487, was catalogued with this title. Other Titles - The deciding point Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 371 x 587 mm
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[Wellington Club]: Farewell dinner to Mr J C Hanna. [Wellingt]on Club, July 4, 1896. Menu
Date: 1896
From: [Menus, up to octavo size. 1800s]
Reference: Eph-A-DINING-1896-01
Description: Menu with two sides opening to reveal the inside spread, which displays a central menu in English and French. The inside left panel contains a poem about and an illustration of "our good old dog fox" ("Still going strong"), and the inside right panel has the seating plan for the 18 diners: R M Simpson, C P Skerrett, B Y Goring, T H Hanna, H D Crawford, D G A Cooper, A P Buller, J Webster, C Ewen, J Coates, Cap. Preston, N W Werry, T Y Wardrop, W Leo Buller, R T Turnbull, J Cahill, L Tripp, J C Hanna. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on light card, gilt-edged, 84 x 215 mm, folded to 87 x 107 mm.