Richard Hopkins (died 1682)
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Sir Richard Hopkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Hopkins was the son of Sampson Hopkins, mayor and MP for Coventry, and his wife Jane. He was callled to the bar and became serjeant-at-law. He became steward of Coventry
.
In March 1660, Hopkins was elected Member of Parliament
for Coventry
in the Convention Parliament but the election was declared void on 31 July 1660. However he was returned again at the by-election in August. He was an active supporter of the Restoration and led a deputation from Coventry to London with presents for the King. He was later knighted. However he lost his seat at Coventry in the 1661 election.
Hopkins married Sarah Button, daughter of John Button of Buckland, Hampshire, and granddaughter of William Jesson
who was also MP for Coventry. Their son Richard
was later MP for Coventry.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1660.
Hopkins was the son of Sampson Hopkins, mayor and MP for Coventry, and his wife Jane. He was callled to the bar and became serjeant-at-law. He became steward of Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
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In March 1660, Hopkins was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
in the Convention Parliament but the election was declared void on 31 July 1660. However he was returned again at the by-election in August. He was an active supporter of the Restoration and led a deputation from Coventry to London with presents for the King. He was later knighted. However he lost his seat at Coventry in the 1661 election.
Hopkins married Sarah Button, daughter of John Button of Buckland, Hampshire, and granddaughter of William Jesson
William Jesson
William Jesson was an English dyer and politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648....
who was also MP for Coventry. Their son Richard
Richard Hopkins (died 1708)
Richard Hopkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1670 and 1701. He was an active opponent of King James II and a promoter of the Glorious Revolution....
was later MP for Coventry.