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He was born in Harrogate on 22 September 1872, the 2nd son of Joseph Coupland, a pharmaceutical chemist. He was educated at Ripon Grammar School before achiving a 2nd class degree in Literae Humaniores at Corpus in 1895: he was also Secretary of the Owlet Club (1893,), its President (1894) and Treasurer of Cricket (also 1894). Upon leaving university he worked in the Indian Civil Service in numerous roles until 1918: Assistant Collector and Magistrate in Bengal; Assistant Settlement Officer, Joint Magistrate and Deputy Collector; Magistrate and Collector, again in Bengal, Secretary to Bengal Board of Revenue; Magistrate and Collector in Bihar and Orissa, Secretary in the Revenue Department in Bihar and then as Official Chief Secretary to Government. He married Beatrix Rosamond, served in the Chota Nagpur Light Horse in India but died in August 1918 in Leeds.