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Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785) was a Founding Father of the United States. [2] He served as governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and was a signer of both the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence.
The Stephen Hopkins House is an L-shaped, 2½-story, wood-framed structure whose main block was built in 1742–43 for Hopkins, with an attached two-story ell whose first floor dates to 1707. The main block is four bays wide and two deep, with the main entrance in the second bay from the left.
He was as the baseball team's starting pitcher, earning an 8–2 record and setting a single-season record with a .29 ERA. He then transferred to Rhode Island College, finishing with a 7–2 record with three saves and a 3.22 ERA in 78-1/3 innings pitched as an Anchorman. [2] Hopkins graduated from Rhode Island College in 1978.
Thomas Hopkins (1616–1684) was an early settler of Providence Plantations and the great grandfather of brothers Esek Hopkins, the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and Stephen Hopkins who was many times colonial governor of Rhode Island and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Rufus Hopkins painted as his father Stephen Hopkins, for whom no portrait was available, in John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (1819).. Rufus Hopkins (February 10, 1727 – August 1809) was a sailor and businessman who served as a Deputy in the Rhode Island General Assembly from 1772 to 1775, and again from 1781 to 1785.
Hopkins' pamphlet was widely circulated in the Thirteen Colonies. The Rights of Colonies Examined was an influential essay published in 1764 by Founding Father Stephen Hopkins . [ 1 ] It received widespread circulation and brought hearty approval throughout the colonies.
The area has been the site of mills (at first grist- and sawmills) since the 18th century, and includes one of Foster's oldest houses, the c. 1720 Hopkins-Potter House at 21 Old Danielson Pike. [2] Prominent public buildings in the district include the c. 1830 Curtis Hall at 18 Danielson Pike, which was long used as a tavern and social ...
The Esek Hopkins House is an historic home on 97 Admiral Street (just off Route 146) on the north side of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Description