William Cope, 1st Baron Cope
| Born | William Cope 18 August 1870 Roath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 July 1946 (aged 75) St Mellons, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Repton School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Clare College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Cope, 1st Baron Cope, TD, JP (18 August 1870 – 15 July 1946), known as Sir William Cope, Bt, between 1928 and 1945, was a Welsh Conservative Party politician, who was also notable as an international rugby union player for Wales. He was Member of Parliament for Llandaff and Barry from 1918 to 1929, was made a baronet in 1928 and elevated to the peerage as Baron Cope in July 1945.