Ben Cooper (politician)

Benjamin Cooper (1854 – January 1920) was a British politician and trade unionist.

Cooper was born and grew up in Norwich, where he completed an apprenticeship in cigar-making.

He subsequently moved to London, where he became active in the Cigar Makers' Mutual Association.

[3] Cooper's newfound prominence led to his election to the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress, and he held his seat on the council for many years.

[4] Cooper stood as a Liberal-Labour candidate in the 1907 Stepney by-election, but he was easily defeated by Frederick Leverton Harris.