The Couper Baronetcy is a title in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

. It was created on 23 June 1841 for George Couper. He was a colonel in the Army and fought in the Peninsular War, served as Military Secretary to the Governor Generals of Canada,

Sir James Kempt ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

and Lord Durham, and was Comptroller of the Household and Equerry to Her Royal Highness the

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. The second Baronet was an administrator in India and served as Governor of the North-West Provinces between 1877 and 1882. Another member of the family to gain distinction was James Kempt Couper, second son of the first Baronet. He was a general in the Army. The family surname is pronounced "Cooper". Grave of the first baronet Couper in Kensal Green Cemetery

Grave of the first baronet Couper in Kensal Green Cemetery

Couper baronets (1841)

*Sir George Couper, KH, CB, 1st Baronet (1788–1861) * Sir George Ebenezer Wilson Couper, KCSI, CB, CIE, 2nd Baronet (1824–1908) *Sir Ramsay George Henry Couper, 3rd Baronet (1855–1949) *Sir Guy Couper, 4th Baronet (1889–1973) *Sir George Robert Cecil Couper, 5th Baronet (1898–1975) *Sir (Robert) Nicholas Oliver Couper, 6th Baronet (1945–2002) *Sir James George Couper, 7th Baronet (born 1977) The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Jonathan Every Couper (born 1931). He is a great-grandson of the 2nd Baronet.

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Couper Couper is a surname. It may refer to: * Archibald Scott Couper, scientist * Heather Couper, British astronomer * James Couper (disambiguation) * Scott Couper, American football player * William Couper (bishop), 17th-century Scottish bishop and ...