Charles Henry Hopwood
British politician and judge (1829–1904)
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Charles Henry Hopwood KC (20 July 1829 – 14 October 1904) was a British politician and judge. He was educated at King's College School and at King's College London. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 2 November 1850 and was Called to the Bar on 6 June 1853.[1] He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Stockport from 1874 to 1885, and as Liberal MP for Middleton from 1892 to 1895.
Hopwood became QC in 1874. He was appointed Recorder of Liverpool in 1886. In politics he supported Irish Home Rule.[2]
Hopwood was an anti-vaccinationist.[3]
He is buried with other family members in Kensal Green Cemetery. The grave lies on a central path, west of the central building structure.
Selected publications
- Speeches of Mr. P. A. Taylor and Mr. C. H. Hopwood on Vaccination: In the House of Commons (1883)
References
- ^ Williamson, J.B. (1937). The Middle Temple Bench Book. 2nd edition, p.243.
- ^ Seán McConville (1995). English Local Prisons, 1860–1900: Next Only to Death. Psychology Press. p. 164 note 59. ISBN 978-0-415-03295-7.
- ^ Bristow, Edward J. (1987). Individualism Versus Socialism in Britain, 1880-1914. Garland Publishing. p. 69
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Henry Hopwood
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by William Tipping John Benjamin Smith | Member of Parliament for Stockport 1874–1885 With: Frederick Pennington | Succeeded by Louis John Jennings William Tipping |
Preceded by Thomas Fielden | Member of Parliament for Middleton 1892–1895 | Succeeded by Thomas Fielden |