John Hopkins (died 1732)

John "Vulture" Hopkins (c. 1663 – 25 April 1732) was a British merchant of

House of Commons

from 1710 to 1722.

Hopkins was a London merchant who was reputedly

South Sea Bubble

and invested it in property over several counties.

Hopkins died on 25 April 1732, aged 69, and was buried at Wimbledon. On his death, unmarried, his properties were distributed amongst the male heirs of a distant relative.^[2]

References

^ Hayton, D. W. (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "HOPKINS, John (c.1663-1732), of Broad Street, London; Wimbledon, Surr; and Redden Court, Hornchurch, Essex". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "HOPKINS, John (c.1663-1732), of Broad St., London". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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Preceded by John Borlase John Praed	Member of Parliament for St Ives 1710–1715 With: John Praed to 1713 Sir William Pendarves 1710–13	Succeeded by Sir John Hobart Lord Harry Powlett
Preceded by James Bateman Edward Phelips	Member of Parliament for Ilchester 1715–1722 With: William Bellamy	Succeeded by Daniel Moore William Burroughs

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[histparl-john-hopkins-d1732-1] Hayton, D. W. (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "HOPKINS, John (c.1663-1732), of Broad Street, London; Wimbledon, Surr; and Redden Court, Hornchurch, Essex". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

[HOP2-2] "HOPKINS, John (c.1663-1732), of Broad St., London". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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