Hopkins, Stephen
signer of the declaration of independence, was borń March 7, 1707, in Providence, R. I. In 1742 he moved to Providence and entered the mercantile business. From 1751 to 1754 he was chief justice of the superior court; and in 1755 was elected governor of the state, and, with the exception of four years, served until 1768. He was a delegate to the continental congress from 1774 to 1777, and also in 1778, and a signer of the declaration of independence. He was the author of History of the Planting and Growth of Providence. He died July 13, 1785, in Providence, R. I.