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British electrical engineer and politician

Dr Edward Hopkinson M.P. Born (1859-05-28)28 May 1859 Manchester Died 15 January 1922(1922-01-15) (aged 62) Alderley Edge, Cheshire Education University of Manchester, Emmanuel College, Cambridge Children Katharine Chorley Parent(s) John Hopkinson, Mayor of Manchester Relatives Alfred Hopkinson (brother) John Hopkinson (brother) Bertram Hopkinson (nephew) Austin Hopkinson (nephew) John Hopkinson (nephew) Robert Chorley (son in-law) Engineering career Discipline Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering Institutions Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers Employer Mather & Platt Awards Telford Medal (1888)

**Edward Hopkinson** (28 May 1859 – 15 January 1922) was a British [civil](/source/Civil_engineering), [mechanical](/source/Mechanical_engineering) and [electrical engineer](/source/Electrical_engineering), and [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician.

## Background and education

Hopkinson was the fourth son of John Hopkinson, an engineer who was [mayor of Manchester](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Manchester) in 1882/83.[1][2]

Hopkinson was educated at [Owen's College](/source/Owen's_College), [Manchester](/source/Manchester) and [Emmanuel College, Cambridge](/source/Emmanuel_College%2C_Cambridge).[3] He graduated from Cambridge in 1881 and was made a fellow of Emmanuel in 1883. In 1882 he began to study mechanical and electrical engineering under Sir [William Siemens](/source/William_Siemens), and received a [doctorate](/source/Doctorate) from the [University of London](/source/University_of_London).[1]

Hopkinson married Minnie Campbell (1862-1936) of [County Antrim](/source/County_Antrim), and they had two children, Edward Campbell (1889-1966) and [Katharine Campbell](/source/Katharine_Chorley) (1897-1986).[4] His elder brothers included the noted physicist and engineer [John Hopkinson](/source/John_Hopkinson), and Sir [Alfred Hopkinson](/source/Alfred_Hopkinson), vice-chancellor of the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester), and amongst his nephews were engineer and scientist [Bertram Hopkinson](/source/Bertram_Hopkinson), and [Austin Hopkinson](/source/Austin_Hopkinson), MP.

He was elected to membership of the [Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society](/source/Manchester_Literary_and_Philosophical_Society) on 3 November 1896[5]

Edward Hopkinson died at his residence in [Alderley Edge](/source/Alderley_Edge), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire) in 1922, aged 62,[1] his wife died in 1936.[4]

## Career

Hopkinson was involved in a number of large pioneering electrification projects. These included the [Bessbrook and Newry Tramway](/source/Bessbrook_and_Newry_Tramway), the [Snaefell Mountain Railway](/source/Snaefell_Mountain_Railway) the [Blackpool and Fleetwood tramways](/source/Blackpool_tramway) and the [City and South London Railway](/source/City_and_South_London_Railway). For a paper on his pioneering work on the Bessbrook and Newry tramway he was awarded the [Telford Medal](/source/Telford_Medal) in 1888 by the [Institution of Civil Engineers](/source/Institution_of_Civil_Engineers) and for a paper on his work on the C&SLR the [George Stephenson Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Stephenson_Medal&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1893 by the same society.[1] In 1884 he joined [Mather and Platt](/source/Mather_and_Platt) engineering company of [Salford](/source/Salford%2C_Greater_Manchester) as head of the electrical engineering department, and rose to become vice-chairman of the company.[1]

From 1916 to 1918 he was a member of the [Indian Industrial Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Industrial_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1).[3]

## Politics

[In 1918](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election) he was chosen as the [Coalition Conservative](/source/Coalition_Conservative) candidate for the newly formed [Clayton constituency of Manchester](/source/Manchester_Clayton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). He was elected, defeating the [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)), [J E Sutton](/source/John_Edward_Sutton).

## References

- [Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs](https://web.archive.org/web/20150215181722/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-obit_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-obit_1-4) *Obituary: A Great Engineer, Mr Edward Hopkinson*, The Times, 17 January 1922, p.12

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Former Mayors of Manchester (1838–1892)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080511230431/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=360&documentID=1158&pageNumber=5). *The Lord Mayor's Office*. Manchester City Council. Archived from [the original](http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=360&documentID=1158&pageNumber=5) on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-acad_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-acad_3-1) ["Hopkinson, Edward (HPKN877E)"](https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=HPKN877E&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50). *A Cambridge Alumni Database*. University of Cambridge.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Made_them_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Made_them_4-1) Chorley, Katharine (2001). "Introduction". *Manchester Made Them*. Silk Press Ltd. pp. 7–10. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1902685090](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1902685090).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Memoirs_and_proceedings_of_the_Manchester_Literary_%26_Philosophical_Society_%28IA_memoirsproceedin55manc%29.pdf](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Memoirs_and_proceedings_of_the_Manchester_Literary_%26_Philosophical_Society_%28IA_memoirsproceedin55manc%29.pdf) page l

## Further reading

- Hopkinson, Mary & Ewing, Irene, *Lady* (eds.) (1948) *John and Alice Hopkinson 1824–1910*. London: Farmer & Sons, printers

## External links

Media related to [Edward Hopkinson](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edward_Hopkinson) at Wikimedia Commons

- *[Hansard](/source/Hansard)* 1803–2005: [contributions in Parliament by Edward Hopkinson](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-edward-hopkinson)

Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Manchester Clayton 1918–1922 Succeeded by John Edward Sutton Professional and academic associations Preceded by Michael Longridge President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1919 Succeeded by Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey

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