Edward Hopkinson (28 May 1859 – 15 January 1922) was a British civil, mechanical and electrical engineer, and Conservative politician.

In 1882 he began to study mechanical and electrical engineering under Sir William Siemens, and received a doctorate from the University of London.

For a paper on his pioneering work on the Bessbrook and Newry tramway he was awarded the Telford Medal in 1888 by the Institution of Civil Engineers and for a paper on his work on the C&SLR the George Stephenson Medal in 1893 by the same society.

[3] In 1918 he was chosen as the Coalition Conservative candidate for the newly formed Clayton constituency of Manchester.

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