John Marquis Hopkins
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John Marquis Hopkins was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
, representing Boulder
from 1901 to 1905 and Beverley
from 1908 to 1910. In 1910 he was gaoled for five years for uttering
.
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
, representing Boulder
Electoral district of Boulder
Boulder was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1977.The district was located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, and was based in the town of Boulder and its suburbs...
from 1901 to 1905 and Beverley
Electoral district of Beverley
Beverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.The district was based on the rural town of Beverley lying to the east of Perth...
from 1908 to 1910. In 1910 he was gaoled for five years for uttering
Uttering
In the law of countries whose legal systems derive from English common law, uttering is a crime similar to forgery. Uttering and forgery were originally common law offences, both misdemeanours...
.