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John HOPKINSON 1610-80

Biographical Note

Born at Lofthouse, Yorkshire, son of George Hopkinson. He was a student at Lincoln's Inn before the civil War, where he met other lawyers with developing antiquarian interests, including Matthew Hale and Samuel Roper. He inherited the family estates in Lofthouse ca.1650. He acted as a deputy to William Ryley, Norroy King of Arms during the 1650s and became deputy clerk of the peace for Yorkshire after the Restoration.

Books

Hopkinson accumulated extensive manuscript collections relating to Yorkshire, of which 80 volumes remained in family ownership in 1815. The extent of his printed book holdings is not known.

Sources

Broadway, Jan. "Hopkinson, John (1610–1680), antiquary." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Potter, J. M. Catalogue of the Travers Collection, 1990, 255a/p.227.

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-Born at [[place of birth::Lofthouse, Yorkshire]], son of [[family::George Hopkinson]]. He was a student at [[organisations::Lincoln's Inn]] before the civil War, where he met other lawyers with developing antiquarian interests, including [[associates::Matthew Hale]] and [[associates::Samuel Roper]]. He inherited the family estates in [[Lofthouse]] ca.1650. He acted as a deputy to [[associates::William Ryley]], [[occupation::Norroy King of Arms]] during the 1650s and became [[occupation::deputy clerk of the peace]] for [[location::Yorkshire]] after the Restoration.
+Born at [[place of birth::Lofthouse, Yorkshire]], son of [[family::George Hopkinson]]. He was a student at [[organisations::Lincoln's Inn]] before the civil War, where he met other lawyers with developing antiquarian interests, including [[associates::Matthew Hale]] and [[associates::Samuel Roper]]. He inherited the family estates in [[location::Lofthouse]] ca.1650. He acted as a deputy to [[associates::William Ryley]], [[occupation::Norroy King of Arms]] during the 1650s and became [[occupation::deputy clerk of the peace]] for [[location::Yorkshire]] after the Restoration.
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