Frederick Cope (August 27, 1849 – September 19, 1897) was the third Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving from 1892 to 1893.

He was president of the British Columbia Building Association and operated a dry goods, millinery, tailoring and grocery business.

[1] Cope defeated John Thomas Carroll in the 1892 mayoral election, one of the most hotly contested and closest in the city's history, winning with an 11-vote majority.

[2] During the election, he garnered support of the city's business class, and the Vancouver World newspaper.

[4] He drowned during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897 in Shallow Lake, Yukon,[5] when his horse fell while crossing the body of water.