Background
Born in Hobart, Tasmaniaon 18 August 1828, the second son of Henry and Sarah (née Rout) Hopkins.
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John Hopkins
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He left for Victoria as a young man, for the life of a pastoralist in Winchelsea, Victoria, west of Geelong, to manage his father"s property Murdeduke, then owning the "Wormbete Estate" and became quite wealthy. In 1850 he acquired Street Stephen"s and River stations. In 1854 and 1855 he occupied the Mount Hesse run.
He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1850 and served in the terms 1864–1865, 1866–1867, 1871–1874, 1874–1877, 1892–1894.
He seldom spoke in parliament, but was an active local member and a great supporter of Local Government, being dubbed the "Father of the Local Government Acting". He was a longtime councillor and served as Mayor of Geelong from 1892 to 1893.
He was a very social person who entertained lavishly.
