Hopwood was born on 20 July 1829. He was educated at
King's College School and at
King's College London. He was admitted to the
Middle Temple on 2 November 1850 and was Called to the Bar on 6 June 1853. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for
Stockport from 1874 to 1885, and as Liberal MP for
Middleton from 1892 to 1895. Hopwood became QC in 1874. Hopwood gave a lecture to the
Humanitarian League on
prison reform but did not join the League as a member. His lecture was published by the League as
A Plea for Mercy to Offenders in 1894. He was an
anti-vaccinationist. Hopwood died at
Hampstead. He is buried with other family members in
Kensal Green Cemetery. The grave lies on a central path, west of the central building structure. ==Selected publications==