Cooper, Sir Grey (c. 1726-1801)

Barrister and politician.

Member of Parliament (1765-84, 1786-90). Secretary to the Treasury (1765-82). Lord of the Treasury (1783).

A close friend of Franklin in London. Political differences resulting from the American Revolution seem to have damaged the relationship.

Native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Married Margaret Grey (1753). Married Elizabeth Kennedy (1762).