Joshua Cooper (c. 1696 – 4 August 1757)[1] was an Irish landowner and politician from Markree Castle, near Collooney in County Sligo.
He was High Sheriff of Sligo in 1718,[2] and sat in the House of Commons of Ireland as Member of Parliament (MP) for County Sligo from 1719 until his death.
Arthur's father was Edward Cooper (c. 1616–1676), a cornet in the Cromwellian army who was awarded lands in County Sligo in 1663 after the defeat of the O'Brien Clan.
[4][5] Joshua Cooper married Mary Bingham, the daughter of Richard Bingham of Newbrook, County Mayo.
[4] On his death, the Markree estate passed to Joshua, who was also an MP and became a Privy Councillor.