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Cowper, Leopold Copeland Parker[1]

Male 1811 - 1875  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Cowper, Leopold Copeland Parker 
    Birth Mar 1811  Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    PubServ 1847–1849 
    two consecutive terms in the Virginia House of Delegates 
    • He was a member of the Whig party.
    PubServ Nov 1863–JUN 1865  Alexandria, Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    as (seventh) lieutenant governor of the Restored (Union loyalist) government of Virginia 
    PubServ Jun 1865–SEP 1869  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Reconstruction) 
    Death 19 Jul 1875  Portsmouth, Portsmouth (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I108581  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2020 

    Father Cowper, Capt. William,   b. Abt 1775, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Parker, Ann Pierce,   b. 1775, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1849 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 1802  Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F44622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1811 - Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPubServ - as (seventh) lieutenant governor of the Restored (Union loyalist) government of Virginia - Nov 1863–JUN 1865 - Alexandria, Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPubServ - as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Reconstruction) - Jun 1865–SEP 1869 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jul 1875 - Portsmouth, Portsmouth (City), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • CENSUS: 1870 Portmouth Independent City VA shows him as a lawyer,unmarried, but with 3 young Parker ladies in his home who are most likely nieces or cousins.

      OCCUPATION: He was lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1863 to 1869 and a lawyer by profession.

      BIRTH: His father tried to kill him before he was born!

  • Sources 
    1. [S779] GEDCOM: JONES BRADY COPELAND PERRY.

    2. [S38022] L. C. P. Cowper, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912".