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, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his nephew Astley Paston Cooper, third son of his elder brother Reverend Samuel Lovick Cooper, who succeeded as second Baronet in 1841. The third and fourth Baronets used the surname of Paston-Cooper. The sixth Baronet used the surname of Astley-Cooper, which is also used by the seventh Baronet and (as of 2007) present holder of the title.


Astley-Cooper baronets, of Gadebridge (1821)

* Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (1768–1841) *Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 2nd Baronet (1798–1866) *Sir Astley Paston Paston-Cooper, 3rd Baronet (1824–1904) *Sir Charles Naunton Paston Paston-Cooper, 4th Baronet (1867–1941) *Sir Henry Lovick Cooper, 5th Baronet (1875–1959) *Sir Patrick Graham Astley-Cooper, 6th Baronet (1918–2002) *Sir Alexander Paston Astley-Cooper, 7th Baronet (born 1943)


See also

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Astley baronets There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Astley family, three in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. {{As of, 2008 only one creation was extant. * Astley baronets, of Melton Constable (1 ...
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Cooper baronets There have been nine baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cooper, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and seven in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Cooper Baronetcy of Pawlett in the Count ...


References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronetcies created with special remainders