Charles Henry Hopwood KC (20 July 1829 – 14 October 1904) was a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and

judge A judge is a person who wiktionary:preside, presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other Evidence (law), evidence presented by the barris ...

. He was educated at

King's College School King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The s ...

and at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. He was admitted to the

Middle Temple The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court entitled to Call to the bar, call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple (with whi ...

on 2 November 1850 and was Called to the Bar on 6 June 1853. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for

Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt, Rivers Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame merge to create the River Mersey he ...

from 1874 to 1885, and as Liberal MP for Middleton from 1892 to 1895. Hopwood became QC in 1874. He was appointed

Recorder of Liverpool The recorder of Liverpool or, since 1971, the honorary recorder of Liverpool is an ancient legal office in the Liverpool, City of Liverpool, England. The Recorder (judge), recorder is appointed by the Council, by virtue osection 54 of the Courts Ac ...

in 1886. In politics he supported

Irish Home Rule The Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or "home rule") for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1870 to the end of ...

. Hopwood was an

anti-vaccinationist Anti-vaccine activism, which collectively constitutes the "anti-vax" movement, is a set of organized activities expressing opposition to vaccination, and these collaborating networks have often sought to increase vaccine hesitancy by dissem ...

.Bristow, Edward J. (1987). ''Individualism Versus Socialism in Britain, 1880-1914''. Garland Publishing. p. 69 He is buried with other family members in

Kensal Green Cemetery Kensal Green Cemetery is a cemetery in the Kensal Green area of North Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, England. Inspired by Père Lachaise Cemetery in P ...

. 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)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopwood, Charles Henry 1829 births 1904 deaths People educated at King's College School, London Alumni of King's College London Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1892–1895 Members of the Middle Temple 19th-century King's Counsel Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport