- Born on February 22, 1890
- Deceased on January 1, 1954, at the age of 63 years
Parents
- Sir Alfred Cooper (1838 - 1908), surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel to the Loyal Suffolk Hussars
- Lady Agnes Duff (1852 - 1925)
Family
- Married on June 2, 1919 in London, with Diana Manners (1892 - 1986), issuing
- Private
- Relationship with Marguerite Decazes de Glücksbierg (1890 - 1962), femme de lettres, romancière
- Relationship with Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), femme de lettres, poétesse
Occupations
- first lord of the Admiralty (1937 - 1938)
- ambassador of Great Britain to France (1944 - 1948)
- secretary of State for War (1935 - 1937)
- chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1941 - 1943)
- privy counsellor
- lieutenant
Distinctions
- distinguished service cross
- order of Saint Michael and Saint George