COOPER, Thomas I (1594-1640), of High Street, Oxford.

Family and Education

bap. 1594, ?2nd s. of William Cowper, yeoman, of Tiddington, Warws. educ. appr. to William Chillingworth, mercer 9 Oct 1607;Alveston par. reg. Warws.; Oxon. RO, city archives, L.5.1, f. 152v. adm. 11 Oct. 1614.Oxford Council Acts 1583-1626, 239. m. ?bef. 1623, Ursula (d. aft. 1639), at least 1s. 1 da. (d.v.p.).PROB11/184/151; St Martin, Carfax, par. reg. transcript. bur. 13 Aug. 1640 13 Aug. 1640.St Martin, Carfax, par. reg. transcript.

Offices Held

Academic: recvr. All Souls and privileged person, Oxf. Univ. by 1 Feb. 1619.Reg. Univ. Oxford, ii. pt. i, 404; Oxon. RO, city archives, F.5.8, p. 452.

Civic: freeman and bailiff, Oxf. 18 Sept. 1626; asst. 12 Mar. 1630; mayor, 20 Sept. 1630;Oxford Council Acts 1583–1626, 342; Oxford Council Acts 1626–1665, 25, 27. alderman, 9 Dec. 1639.Oxford Council Acts 1626–1665, 89.

Local: commr. gaol delivery, Oxf. 1632–d.C181/4, ff. 129v, 159v; C181/5, ff. 29v, 155v.

: Oxford., of High Street.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

COOPER, Thomas I (1594-1640), of High Street, Oxford.

Will

5 Aug. pr. 10 Oct. 1640.PROB11/184/151.

Estates

tenant of Brasenose Coll. at Garsington, Oxon. in 1629;VCH Oxon. v. 143. bef. 1634 acquired lease of a house at the west end of High Street, Oxford.Oxford City Properties ed. Salter, 142.

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