Couper baronets

The Couper Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

He was a colonel in the Army and fought in the Peninsular War, served as Military Secretary to the Governors General of Canada, Sir James Kempt and Lord Durham, and was Comptroller of the Household and Equerry to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.

The second Baronet was an administrator in India and served as Governor of the North-West Provinces between 1877 and 1882.

Another member of the family to gain distinction was James Kempt Couper, second son of the first Baronet.

The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Francis Jem Couper (born 1946).

Grave of the first baronet Couper in Kensal Green Cemetery