Edward Hopton

British Army officer; (1837–1912)

Crimean War
- Siege of Sevastopol
Indian Mutiny
- Siege of Lucknow
9th Xhosa War

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

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

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]

Family

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

References

^ ^a ^b UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
^ Who's Who. A. & C. Black. 1910. p. 956.
^ ^a ^b "Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hopton". Obituaries. The Times. No. 39801. London. 22 January 1912. col F, p. 10.
^ "No. 21660". The London Gazette. 9 February 1855. p. 492.
^ Lionel James Trafford Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Charles Edward Wyncoll
^ "No. 27177". The London Gazette. 27 March 1900. p. 2040.
^ ^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