Background
Hopkin was born in Llantwit Major in South Wales, the son of a farm labourer who died in 1893 when Daniel was seven.
Hopkin was born in Llantwit Major in South Wales, the son of a farm labourer who died in 1893 when Daniel was seven.
After elementary school, Hopkin studied at Carmarthen College, and then read law at the University of Cambridge, later becoming a barrister.
Hopkin regained the seat with a large majority at the 1935 general election, and held it until his resignation in 1941 to become a Metropolitan Police magistrate.
He had narrowly failed to win the seat at a by-election in 1928, and his slender majority in 1929 was overturned by the Liberals the 1931 general election, as Labour"s share of the vote nationally plummeted when the party split over Ramsay MacDonald"s decision to form a National Government with the Conservative Party.
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He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Carmarthen in South Wales, becoming the first Labour Member of Parliament for the historically Liberal Party-held seat.