Sir Theophilus Cooper (15 November 1850 – 18 May 1925) was a New Zealand compositor, lawyer and judge. He was born in Newington,

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

, England, on 15 November 1850. Cooper was conferred a

knighthood A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...

in the

1921 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1921 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 31 December 1920. The recipients of honours are displayed he ...

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1850 births 1925 deaths 19th-century New Zealand judges District Court of New Zealand judges British emigrants to New Zealand People from Surrey (before 1889) New Zealand Knights Bachelor People from Newington, London {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub