Charles Henry Hopwood
Charles Henry Hopwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 July 1829 |
| Died | 14 October 1904 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Charles Henry Hopwood KC (20 July 1829 – 14 October 1904) was a British politician and judge.
Career
Hopwood was born on 20 July 1829.[1] 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.[2] He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Stockport from 1874 to 1885, and as Liberal MP for Middleton from 1892 to 1895.[3]
Hopwood became QC in 1874.[3] He was appointed Recorder of Liverpool in 1886. In politics he supported Irish Home Rule.[4]
Hopwood gave a lecture to the Humanitarian League on prison reform but did not join the League as a member. His lecture was published by the League as A Plea for Mercy to Offenders in 1894.[5] He was an anti-vaccinationist.[6]
Hopwood died at Hampstead.[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)
- A Plea for Mercy to Offenders (Humanitarian League, 1894)
References
- ^ "Our Portraits". The Graphic. 22 October 1904. p. 538.
- ^ Williamson, J.B. (1937). The Middle Temple Bench Book. 2nd edition, p.243.
- ^ a b c "Death of Mr Hopwood, K.C.". The Monmouthshire Beacon. 21 October 1904. p. 6.
- ^ Seán McConville (1995). English Local Prisons, 1860–1900: Next Only to Death. Psychology Press. p. 164 note 59. ISBN 978-0-415-03295-7.
- ^ Weinbren, Daniel (Autumn 1994). "Against All Cruelty: The Humanitarian League, 1891-1919" (PDF). History Workshop Journal. 38 (1): 86–105. doi:10.1093/hwj/38.1.86. ISSN 0309-2984. JSTOR 4289320. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2025.
- ^ Bristow, Edward J. (1987). Individualism Versus Socialism in Britain, 1880-1914. Garland Publishing. p. 69