For this subject's son, also a politician, see Charles Cowper Jr.
Sir
Charles Cowper
KCMG
2nd Premier of New South Wales
In office 26 August 1856 – 2 October 1856
Monarch
Victoria
Governor
Sir William Denison
Preceded by
Stuart Donaldson
Succeeded by
Henry Parker
In office 7 September 1857 – 26 October 1859
Monarch
Victoria
Governor
Sir William Denison
Preceded by
Henry Parker
Succeeded by
William Forster
In office 10 January 1861 – 15 October 1863
Monarch
Victoria
Governor
Sir William Denison Sir John Young
Preceded by
John Robertson
Succeeded by
James Martin
In office 3 February 1865 – 21 January 1866
Monarch
Victoria
Governor
Sir John Young
Preceded by
James Martin
Succeeded by
James Martin
In office 13 January 1870 – 15 December 1870
Monarch
Victoria
Governor
The Earl Belmore
Preceded by
John Robertson
Succeeded by
Sir James Martin
Personal details
Born
(1807-04-26)26 April 1807 Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
19 October 1875(1875-10-19) (aged 68) Kensington, London, England, UK
Spouse
Eliza Sutton
Sir Charles Cowper (/ˈkaʊpər/),[1]KCMG (26 April 1807 – 19 October 1875) was an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales on five occasions from 1856 to 1870.[2]
Cowper did useful work but does not rank among the more distinguished Australian politicians. Cowper's governments had a fairly coherent liberal tendency, a trend which continued with the governments of Henry Parkes and later developed into the Free Trade Party. In 1852, Parkes referred in public to his "mild, affable and benignant character". In later years he spoke of his "quick insight in dealing with surrounding circumstances, and much good humour and tact in dealing with individuals". His political adroitness was such that it secured for him the popular sobriquet of "Slippery Charley". Probably Cowper deserved this title no more than Bishop Wilberforce deserved his of "Soapy Sam", but Rusden[3] speaks of Cowper as "ever anxious to link himself with a majority" and frequently shows animus when speaking of him. He was personally popular, and towards the end of his life the estate of Wivenhoe was purchased by public subscription and settled on his wife.[4]
^McClurg, John Harold Crozier (1975). Historical Sketches of Brisbane. Brisbane: Library Board of Queensland and Royal Historical Society of Queensland. p. 51. ISBN 9780724201846. Sir Charles Cowper (pronounced Cowper) was Premier and Colonial Secretary of New South Wales.
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^Blainey, Ann; Mary Lazarus. "Rusden, George William (1819–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^Serle, Percival (1949). "Cowper, Sir Charles (1807–1875)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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