William Cooper (accountant)
- William Cooper (accountant)
William Cooper (1826 - 1871) was an English accountant. He is best known for having founded the accountancy practice of "Cooper Brothers" that now forms part of PricewaterhouseCoopers[cite book | first = | last = | title = A History of Coopers Brothers 1854-1954 | publisher = | date = | isbn = | editor = | url = ] .]He was the son of Emmanuel Cooper, an important figure in the City of London and Deputy Chairman of London & County Bank
He first started his professional career as a clerk in the firm of Quilter, Ball & Co. In 1854 he left that firm to work on his own at 13 George Street in London. In 1858 he changed the name of the firm to "W. & A. Cooper" when his brother, Arthur, joined his practice and in 1860 to "Cooper Brothers" - a name that is now famous
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