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Sir William Henry Cope
Sir William Henry Cope of Hanwell, 12th Baronet (February 27, 1811 - January 7, 1892) was a minor canon of St. Peter’s, Westminster from 1842-1853 and a former officer of the rifle...view moreSir William Henry Cope of Hanwell, 12th Baronet (February 27, 1811 - January 7, 1892) was a minor canon of St. Peter’s, Westminster from 1842-1853 and a former officer of the rifle brigade. He served as 12th Baronet and inherited the family estates and land title deeds on the death of the 11th Baronet, Sir John Cope, in 1851.
Born the son of Lieut.-Gen. Edmund Reilly Cope (1765-1835) and Maria Furber (died 1849), Sir William Cope’s first wife was his cousin Marianne Garnett, who passed away in 1862. In 1865 he married his second wife, Hariette Margaret Hautenville. He had 7 children in total.
He died in 1892 at the age of 80 and is buried at St Mary Churchyard in Eversley, Hart District, Hampshire, England.view less
Books by Sir William Henry Cope
The History of the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) Formerly the 95th