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Stephen Hopkins

1707 - 1785

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Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785) was a Founding Father of the United States. 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. Hopkins was from a prominent Rhode Island family. His grandfather, William Hopkins, was an influential colonial politician, while his great-grandfather Thomas Hopkins was among the original settlers of Providence Plantations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Hopkins is the 14,761st most popular politician (down from 14,114th in 2019), the 7,302nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,328th in 2019) and the 574th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stephen Hopkins ranks 14,761 out of 19,576Before him are Shlomo Hillel, Cenwalh of Wessex, Publius Sempronius Tuditanus, Pia Cramling, Darius of Pontus, and Manny Villar. After him are Selahattin Demirtaş, Manius Acilius Glabrio, Carlos Mendieta, Jan Heemskerk, Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, and Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio.

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Among people born in 1707, Stephen Hopkins ranks 19Before him are Michel Corrette, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Charles Wesley, Johannes Burman, Benjamin Robins, and Johann Amman.  Among people deceased in 1785, Stephen Hopkins ranks 22Before him are Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, Johan Herman Wessel, Johann Gerhard König, Ali-Morad Khan Zand, Gottfried August Homilius, and János Sajnovics. After him are Ventura Rodríguez, John Belchier, and George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Hopkins ranks 7,304 out of 20,380Before him are Caleb Deschanel (1944), Thomas Ian Griffith (1962), Anthony Downs (1930), Beatrice Mintz (1921), Dana Reeve (1961), and Taylor Hawkins (1972). After him are Jennifer Taylor (1972), Manny Ayulo (1921), Campbell Scott (1961), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), Helen Fisher (1945), and Kenneth H. Cooper (1931).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Stephen Hopkins ranks 574Before him are William M. Evarts (1818), Galo Plaza (1906), William Roth (1921), William B. Travis (1809), Kristi Noem (1971), and Rose Cleveland (1846). After him are George Mason (1725), Bill Hagerty (1959), Robert C. O'Brien (1966), Mario Cuomo (1932), Lisa Murkowski (1957), and Bobby Jones (1902).