Edward Hopton

Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hopton KCB DL JP (7 February 1837 – 19 January 1912) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Sir Edward Hopton
Born7 February 1837[1][2]
Bishops Frome, Herefordshire
Died19 January 1912(1912-01-19) (aged 74)
Stretton Grandison, Herefordshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1854 - 1900
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsCrimean War
Indian Mutiny
9th Xhosa War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Early life

Hopton was born in 1837 in Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, the eldest son of the Reverend W.P. Hopton and his wife, Diana. He was educated at Eton College and joined the Army in 1854.[3]

Military career

Hopton was commissioned into the 79th Foot.[4] He fought at the Siege of Sevastapol during the Crimean War and at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny[5] and then served with the Connaught Rangers during the 9th Xhosa War of 1877 to 1878.[6] He went on to be Colonel of the Connaught Rangers and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1895.[7] During the Second Boer War he had some difficulty maintaining order on Jersey in the face of Pro-Boer attitudes of some of the French Islanders.[8]

In retirement, he became Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.[7]

Family

In 1874, he married Clare Ellen Trafford; they had two sons and two daughters.[3]

References
  1. UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
  2. Who's Who. A. & C. Black. 1910. p. 956. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hopton". Obituaries. The Times (39801). London. 22 January 1912. col F, p. 10.
  4. "No. 21660". The London Gazette. 9 February 1855. p. 492.
  5. Lionel James Trafford Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Charles Edward Wyncoll
  7. The County Families of the United Kingdom by Edward Walford
  8. Trouble at St Helier's: British Resent Pro-Boer Attitude of the French Islanders New York Times, 1900
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Edwin Markham		 Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1895–1900		 Succeeded by
Henry Abadie
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