COOPER, ISAAC RHODES (?-1889) entered the army as an ensign in the 58th Regiment (1839) and became a captain (1851). He came to New South Wales with the regiment and remained there in charge of the mounted police when the headquarters came to Auckland under Colonel Wynyard (1845). He came to New Zealand in 1847, and was adjutant to the regiment until being promoted captain, when he sold his commission and engaged in farming at North Shore.

Cooper was M.P.C. for the Northern Division (1857-61 and 1865-69). In 1861 he stood for Parliament unsuccessfully, being defeated by Henderson and O'Neill. In 1868 he was gazetted major in the militia. The same year he moved in the Provincial Council to petition the Queen to resume control of the militia and volunteers in New Zealand. For a short time he held an official appointment at Thames. He died in Sydney on 6 Oct 1889.

Army List, 1840; Auckland Star, 4 Nov 1889.

Reference: Volume 1, page 104

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