Francis Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough

Biography

Francis Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough, was a solicitor and civil servant whose calm judgment shaped many aspects of the British colonial administration and national commissions in the early twentieth century.

He guided inquiries with an even hand and helped to steady public finances, leaving a record of measured stewardship that is quietly honoured in St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Cowden.