John Turner Hopwood

Hopwood when a Member of Parliament

John Turner Hopwood (1829 – 1 January 1900)[1] was an English Liberal Party politician, and barrister.

He was the only son of Robert (1800–1860) and Elizabeth (née Turner) Hopwood (d. 1874). His paternal grandfather, also named Robert, was the second mayor of Blackburn.[2] He was called to the bar at Middle Temple on 1 May 1854.[3]

At the 1857 general election, he was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clitheroe[4] in Lancashire. He was returned unopposed in 1859,[4] and stood down from the House of Commons at the 1865 general election.[4]

On 7 April 1858, Hopwood married Mary Augusta Henrietta Coventry (1841–1894), the granddaughter of George Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry.[5] Their son, Aubrey Hopwood, was a novelist who co-wrote the lyrics for A Runaway Girl, The Lucky Star, and Alice in Wonderland.[6] Their third son, Rear Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood (1868–1949) was referred to as the "poet laureate" of the Royal Navy by Time Magazine.[7]

Hopwood had a particular passion for organ music and had a pipe organ installed in his home. The instrument is now in the Parr Hall Warrington.

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
  2. ^ Parish of Blackburn, County of Lancaster: A History of Blackburn, Town and Parish (1877) p. 398 12 July 2011
  3. ^ Foster's Hand List of Men-at-the-Bar, 2nd Edition by Joseph Foster p. 226, 12 July 2011
  4. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 94. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  5. ^ "Ancestors of David Robarts" stepneyrobarts.co.uk 12 July 2011
  6. ^ "Hpokinson-Hornby" Who's Who, Volume 57 (1905), p. 795 published by A & C Black 12 July 2011
  7. ^ "World War: Debutantes Celebrated", Time Magazine, 6 January 1941, archived from the original on 3 December 2007
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Clitheroe
1857 – 1865 		Succeeded by