Col. Benjamin Hoppin (1747-1809), of Providence, R.I., served as a commissioned officer during the American Revolution and later established himself as Providence's first auctioneer. The business was eventually taken over by two of his sons, Benjamin Hoppin (1777-1865) and Thomas Coles Hoppin (1785-1850), under the name B. & T.C. Hoppin. Several of their sons became successful (e.g., Benjamin's son, Rhode Island Governor William Warner Hoppin (1807-1890), and two of Thomas' sons: Augustus Hoppin (1828-1896), noted illustrator, and William Jones Hoppin (1813-1895), a successful New York attorney who for ten years served as First Secretary of the American legation to Great Britain).
From the description of Account book, 1813-1817; 1821. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207110233
