Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
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Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
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Hopkinson
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Francis
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1737-1791
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Grievous, Peter, 1737-1791
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Grievous
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Peter
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1737-1791
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Projector, 1737-1791
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Projector
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1737-1791
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Barton, Andrew, 1737-1791
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Barton
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Andrew
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1737-1791
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A. B., 1737-1791
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A. B.
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1737-1791
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B., A., 1737-1791
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1737-1791
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Biographical History
Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 [O.S. September 21, 1737] – May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, judge, author and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey.
Born in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, Hopkinson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1757 from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) and an Artium Magister degree in 1760 from the same institution. He was the first native American composer of a secular song in 1759. He was secretary of a commission of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania which made a treaty between the province and certain Indian tribes in 1761. He entered private practice in Philadelphia from 1761 to 1766. He was collector of customs in Salem, Province of New Jersey in 1763. Hopkinson spent from May 1766 to August 1767 in England in hopes of becoming commissioner of customs for North America. Although unsuccessful, he spent time with the future Prime Minister Lord North, Hopkinson's cousin James Johnson, and the painter Benjamin West.
Upon his return to Philadelphia in 1768, he sold varieties of fabric and port wine. In 1768 he was elected to the revived American Philosophical Society and served as its curator from 1776 to 1782. He was collector of customs for New Castle, Delaware Colony from 1772 to 1773. He resumed private practice in Bordentown from 1773 to 1774. He was a member of the New Jersey Provincial Council from 1774 to 1776. He was a member of the Executive Council of New Jersey in 1775. He was admitted to practice before the bar of the Supreme Court of New Jersey on May 8, 1775. He was elected an associate justice of that court in 1776 but declined the office. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress (Continental Congress) from June 22, 1776, to November 30, 1776. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He was a member of the Navy Board in Philadelphia from 1776 to 1777. He was treasurer for the Continental Loan Office in Philadelphia from 1778 to 1781. He was judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania from 1779 to 1789. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Convention which ratified the United States Constitution.
Hopkinson was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission the same day. On May 9, 1791, Hopkinson died in Philadelphia of a sudden apoplectic seizure. He was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50028479
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10581275
https://viaf.org/viaf/37712285
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50028479
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50028479
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1397375
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Subjects
Actions and defenses
Bills of exchange
Citizenship
Customs administration
Diplomatic privileges and immunities
Harpsichord music
Harpsichord music, Arranged
Hymns, English
Instrumental music
Literature, Arts, and Culture
Litigation
Loans, Foreign
Mental illness
Music
Music
Operas
Patronage, Political
Philadelphia History
Portraits
PRO Hopkinson, Edward Jr. (donor)
PRO Hopkinson, Francis
PRO Hopkinson, Oliver
Psalms (Music)
Sacred vocal duets with harpsichord
Sacred vocal trios with harpsichord
Shipping
Songs with harpsichord
Songs with harpsichord
Violin music (Violins (2))
Vocal duets with harpsichord
Vocal music
Nationalities
Britons
Americans
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Authors
Composers
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Jurists
Lawyers
Loan officers
Painters
Public officials
Public officials
Statesmen
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Places
Bordentown
NJ, US
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Philadelphia
PA, US
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Birth
New Castle
DE, US
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Salem
NJ, US
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Philadelphia
PA, US
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