John Marquis Hopkins
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John Marquis Hopkins | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Hopkins | |
| Minister for Lands | |
| In office 23 January 1903 – 10 August 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Jameson |
| Succeeded by | John Drew |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for Beverley | |
| In office 11 September 1908 – 28 July 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nat Harper |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for Boulder | |
| In office 24 April 1901 – 27 October 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Electoral district created |
| Succeeded by | Philip Collier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1870 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 3 July 1912 (aged 41) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Resting place | Springvale Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Thomasina Henrietta Alice Benzley
(m. 1896) |
| Children | 5 |
John Marquis Hopkins (27 August 1870 – 3 July 1912) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, representing the electoral districts of Boulder and Beverley. He had previously been mayor of Boulder, and in 1910, he was jailed for five years for uttering, but was released in October 1911.
John Marquis Hopkins was born on 17 August 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria to John and Alexandrina MacKay.[1]
He was left orphaned at the age of thirteen and subsequently educated at a state school.[2]
Hopkins worked for the Victoria Railway Service as a porter for two years before going into business with his brother. By 1896 he was working as an auctioneer and sharebroker in Boulder, Western Australia.[1][2]
Political career
Hopkins was the first Mayor of Boulder, being first elected on 11 October 1897.[3][4][5] He served in the position for three terms.[2]
In March 1901 Hopkins stood in the federal election, contesting the Kalgoorlie seat in the House of Representatives. He secured 3015 votes, losing to John Kirwan's 5374 votes.[6][7]
The following month, Hopkins successfully contested the Boulder seat in the state Legislative Assembly. He was elected as an oppositionalist.[8] At the 1904 election he was re-elected with a majority of 497.[9] His next attempt at election in 1905 resulted in a narrow loss, by 19 votes, to Phillip Collier.[10]