Edward Hopton

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] and Honorary Colonel of the 4th (Hereford Militia) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.^[10]

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