▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Bar n st ap le ▁ 1 6 9 5 - 1 7 1 5 . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁I ▁Ho oper ▁of ▁Full ab ro ok , ▁Braun ton , ▁Dev on , ▁ 5 ▁ 1 / 2 ▁miles ▁north - west ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le , ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Mel ior ▁Py ne ▁( 1 6 3 0 - 1 7 0 3 ) ▁( wh ose ▁m ural ▁monument ▁surv ives ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady , ▁U pton ▁Py ne , ▁near ▁Cred it on ), ▁ 4 th ▁daughter ▁of ▁Edward ▁Py ne ▁( 1 5 9 5 - 1 6 6 3 ) ▁of ▁East ▁Down , ▁Dev on . ▁A ▁certain ▁Richard ▁Ho oper ▁was ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Bar n st ap le ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 7 4 . ▁ ▁Education ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Bar n st ap le ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁entered ▁Gon ville ▁and ▁C ai us ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 8 ▁and ▁appointed ▁Ben cher ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁and ▁later ▁Ser je ant - at - L aw . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Queen ’ s ▁Ser je ant ▁ 1 7 0 2 – 1 4 ▁and ▁King