Preceded by Walter Ingram Political party Queensland Labor Party Party Queensland Labor Party | Succeeded by Merv Thackeray Other political
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Full Name Vivian Joseph Northcote Cooper Born 19 June 1909
Parkhurst, Queensland, Australia ( 1909-06-19 ) Spouse(s) Catherine Elizabeth Hood (m.1933 d.2002) Occupation Coach painter and signwriter for Queensland Railways Died 10 September 2000, Brisbane, Australia People also search for Sheila Lynn, Bryan Ray, Gillian Bruce, Pam Seidel, Gail Willey Books Those Outrageous Buckaroos, Fancy Pants Goes West!, Chico - the Thorn in Charlie's, Jimmie - Cut That Jigger Do, Science to Sixteen | ||
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Vivian Joseph Northcote Cooper (19 June 1909 – 10 September 2000) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Cooper was born at Parkhurst, a suburb in Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of Joseph Cooper and his wife Norah (née Dooley). He was educated at Parkhurst State School, Nobbs Street Convent, and the Christian Brothers College in Rockhampton. After leaving school he worked as a coach painter and signwriter for the Queensland Railways until 1952 and after his defeat in politics was the chief inspector for the Queensland Fish Marketing Board until his retirement in 1974.
On 4 September 1933 Cooper married Catherine Elizabeth Hood (died 2002) and together had three sons and a daughter. Cooper died in Brisbane in September 2000 and was cremated at the Albany Creek Crematorium.
Public career
Cooper, representing the ALP, won the 1952 by-election to replace Walter Ingram who had died earlier in the year. He went on to hold the seat until the 1957 Queensland state election when, as a member of the newly formed Queensland Labor Party, he lost the seat to the ALP candidate, Merv Thackeray.