{"id":29846,"date":"2021-10-13T15:25:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/?page_id=29846"},"modified":"2021-11-09T12:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T12:20:17","slug":"major-general-j-c-o-r-hopkinson-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/?page_id=29846","title":{"rendered":"MAJOR GENERAL J C O R HOPKINSON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#1c3377&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||1px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||1px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;#b89632&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Barlow Semi Condensed||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;0.8em&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;\/?page_id=29131&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1>THE<\/h1>\n<h1>PERSON<\/h1>\n<h1>BEHIND<\/h1>\n<h1>THE PORTRAIT<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;70px||70px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1077px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Barlow Semi Condensed||||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px|-180px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|||25px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: right;\">MAJOR<br \/>GENERAL<br \/>J. 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