Born / Died
Birth Date: 1519
Death Date: 1595-09 (burial date [ODNB]; 'died between 22 July 1595 and 20 December 1595' [Hasler])
Parents
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1542-8Union ended: n.d.Note: Union produced 3 sons and 2 daughters
Siblings
Male
- Hopton, Robert ( - 1590)
Offspring
- Female offspring: Hopton, Mary ( - 1624)
Primary Title
- Knight
Titles
- Knight Assumed: 1561Vacated: 1595-12-20
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | |
|---|---|---|
| JP, Suffolk | 1544 | 1545 |
| JP, Suffolk | 1553/4 | |
| MP, Suffolk | 1559 | |
| JP, Suffolk | 1561/2 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norwich | 1563/4 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk | 1563/4 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk | 1563/4 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire | 1563/4 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire | 1563/4 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire | 1563/4 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire | 1563/4 | |
| JP, Suffolk | 1564 | |
| Sheriff, Norfolk | 1564 -11 -9 | |
| Sheriff, Suffolk | 1564 -11 -9 | |
| Commissioner of Musters, Suffolk | 1569 | |
| JP, Middlesex | 1569 | |
| Lieut, London | 1569 -11 | 1590 |
| JP, Middlesex | 1570 | 1571 |
| MP, Suffolk | 1571 | |
| MP, Middlesex | 1572 | |
| MP, Middlesex | 1584 | |
| MP, Sussex | 1589 | |
| JP, Middlesex | 1591 | 1592 |
Lands
- Somerset
- Suffolk
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire | Lieutenant of the Tower's Players |
| Performance | - | Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk | Mr Owen Hopton's Musicians |
| Performance | - | Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire | Sir Owen Hopton's Players |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant of the Tower's Players | Hopton, Owen (1519 - 1595) | Players | 1 |
| Mr Owen Hopton's Musicians | Hopton, Owen (1519 - 1595) | Musicians | 1 |
| Sir Owen Hopton's Players | Hopton, Owen (1519 - 1595) | Players | 1 |