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Hopkinson, Francis

Born October 2, 1737, in Philadelphia, PA
Died May 9, 1791, in Philadelphia, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by George Washington on September 24, 1789, to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 73. Confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789, and received commission on September 26, 1789. Service terminated on May 9, 1791, due to death.

Education:
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania), A.B., 1757
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania), A.M., 1760

Professional Career:

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1761-1766
Collector of customs, Salem, New Jersey, 1763
Merchant, Bordentown, New Jersey, 1768-1772
Collector of customs, New Castle, Delaware, 1772-1773
Private practice, Bordentown, New Jersey, 1773-1774
Member, Governor's Council of New Jersey, 1774-1776
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1776
Member, Navy Board, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776-1777
Treasurer, Continental Loan Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1778-1781
Judge, Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania, 1779-1789

Bibliography

Hastings, George E. "Francis Hopkinson and the Anti-Federalists." American Literature 1 (January 1930): 405-18.

Hastings, George E. The Life and Work of Francis Hopkinson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1926.

Hildeburn, Charles Swift Riché. "Francis Hopkinson." Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 2 (1878): 314-24.

Ritz, Wilfred J. "The Francis Hopkinson Law Reports: The Originals and the Reprints." Law Library Journal 74 (Spring 1981): 298-323.

Manuscript Collections

American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pa.
Francis Hopkinson notebook, 1784-1791.
5 leaves; a notebook containing memoranda of Hopkinson's personal expenses.

Francis Hopkinson papers, 1778-1791.
ca. 75 items and 7 vols.; collection contains correspondence, miscellaneous essays, poems, and a notebook (1784-1791).

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Francis Hopkinson correspondence and poem, 1788-1789.
3 items; forms part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.
Francis Hopkinson accounts, 1778-1780.
1 vol.; collection contains the accounts (1778-1780) of bills drawn by Hopkinson during his tenure as a treasurer of loans in the Continental Loan Office.

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