About James Cope
Lived 1709 – 1756 (aged 46–47). James Cope was a British politician and diplomat.
James Cope (c.1709 – 1756) was a British Member of Parliament and political envoy.
He was the son of Gen. Sir John Cope by Jane, the daughter of Anthony Duncombe.
He worked as secretary to Walter Titley at the Danish court in Copenhagen from 1729 to 1737 and then as secretary to the commissioners in Antwerp negotiating a commercial treaty from 1737 to 1741. He was the resident envoy in Hamburg to the Hanse towns from 1741 to 1756.
He was given a seat in Parliament by his uncle Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, representing Downton from 1754 to his death in 1756.
He never married.
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Who was James Cope?
British Member of Parliament (died 1756)
When was James Cope born?
James Cope was born in 1709.
When did James Cope die?
James Cope died on 1 August 1756.
What was James Cope's occupation?
James Cope was a politician and diplomat.
What nationality was James Cope?
James Cope was British.
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· DBpedia: James Cope (UK politician)
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