Hopton, Owen (1519 - 1595)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1519
Death Date: 1595-09 (burial date [ODNB]; 'died between 22 July 1595 and 20 December 1595' [Hasler])

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Echingham, Anne ( - 1599)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1542-8
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 3 sons and 2 daughters

Offspring

From Echingham, Anne ( - 1599)

  1. Female offspring: Hopton, Mary (d. 1624)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1561
    Vacated 1595-12-20

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Suffolk 1544 1545
JP, Suffolk 1553/4 n.d.
MP, Suffolk 1559 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1561/2 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norwich 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire 1563/4 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1564 n.d.
Sheriff, Suffolk 1564-11-9 n.d.
Sheriff, Norfolk 1564-11-9 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Suffolk 1569 n.d.
JP, Middlesex 1569 n.d.
Lieut, London by 1569-11 1590
JP, Middlesex 1570 1571
MP, Suffolk 1571 n.d.
MP, Middlesex 1572 n.d.
MP, Middlesex 1584 n.d.
MP, Sussex 1589 n.d.
JP, Middlesex 1591 1592

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Blythburgh, Suffolk
  • Cockfield Hall, Suffolk

Lands

  • Somerset
  • Suffolk

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1571-1571 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lieutenant of the Tower's Players
Performance 1571-1571 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Mr Owen Hopton's Musicians
Performance 1571-1571 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

Bibliographic Sources

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Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)