John Turner Hopwood

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

Hopwood when a Member of Parliament

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, 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.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Le Gendre Starkie
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe
18571865
Succeeded by
Richard Fort
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