Sampson Hopkins (died 1622) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the

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between 1614 and 1622. Hopkins was the son of Sir Richard Hopkins of Coventry.Robert E. Ruigh ''The Parliament of 1624: politics and foreign policy''
/ref> He was a draper of Coventry and a puritan. In 1605 he sheltered Princess Elizabeth (later Queen of Bohemia) at his house at Palace Yard in Earl Street, which was built on the courtyard plan. (The building was destroyed by bombing in 1940.) He was

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in 1609. In 1614, he was elected

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for

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. He was described as being "always so cross and violent in the parliament against the King's affairs" and this was attributed to the nature of the faction in Coventry which he represented. Nevertheless, Hopkins met the king several times and in 1621 the king granted the city a new charter regulating the election of council members.'The City of Coventry: Parliamentary representation', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8: The City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick (1969), pp. 248-255. Date accessed: 9 March 2012
/ref> Hopkins was re-elected MP for Coventry in 1621.Browne Willis ''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750 pp176-239
/ref> Hopkins died in 1622. History of Parliament Online - Richard Hopkins
/ref> Hopkins married as his second wife Jane Butts and was the father of

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who was also MP for Coventry. His daughter Anne married

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, Sampson Year of birth missing 1622 deaths Mayors of Coventry English merchants 17th-century merchants English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 Members of Parliament for Coventry