Background
Cope was born in Postgate, Staffordshire, England, and arrived in Melbourne around 1857.
Cope was born in Postgate, Staffordshire, England, and arrived in Melbourne around 1857.
Cope died in Abbotsford, Victoria.
Cope was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Normanby from May 1868 to April 1877 and member for Portland from May 1877 to February 1880.