Edward Hopton
Sir Edward Hopton | |
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| File:Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hopton.jpg Portrait by an unknown artist, 1880 | |
| Born | 7 February 1837[1][2] |
| Died | 19 January 1912 (aged 74) Stretton Grandison, Herefordshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1854 – 1900 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Conflicts | |
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.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Hopton was born 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
[edit | edit source]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 was promoted lieutenant-colonel on 18 December 1880, colonel on 11 November 1882, major-general on 1 April 1892, and lieutenant-general on 19 December 1898.[1] After the death of the previous holder, he was on 15 January 1900 appointed regimental colonel of the Connaught Rangers.[7]
Hopton was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1895, and thus also in command of the troops on the island.[8] 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.[9]
In retirement, he became Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire[8] and Honorary Colonel of the 4th (Hereford Militia) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.[10]
Family
[edit | edit source]In 1874, he married Clare Ellen Trafford; they had two sons and two daughters.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
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- ^ a b The County Families of the United Kingdom by Edward Walford
- ^ Trouble at St Helier's: British Resent Pro-Boer Attitude of the French Islanders New York Times, 1900
- ^ Army List.
- 1837 births
- 1912 deaths
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Deputy lieutenants of Herefordshire
- English justices of the peace
- Connaught Rangers officers
- Governors of Jersey
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) officers
- Herefordshire Militia officers