Sir Francis Hopkins, 1st Baronet (2 August 1756 – 19 September 1814) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Hopkins was the son of Francis Hopkins and Martha Burton. He worked as a land agent and magistrate. In the latter role he was responsible for leading a company of militia in the dispersal of a group of United Irishmen. He was rewarded by being made a baronet, of Athboy in the Baronetage of Ireland, in July 1795.[1] Hopkins was the Member of Parliament for Kilbeggan in the Irish House of Commons between 1798 and 1800, shortly before the seat's disenfranchisement under the Acts of Union 1800.[2]
He married Eleanor Thompson and they had three children. Hopkins was succeeded in his title by his only son, also called Francis.
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edit- ^ "The Dublin gazette. From Thursday July 2, to Saturday July 4, 1795".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.96. Retrieved 23 January 2023.