Hopkinson, Joseph
lawyer, jurist, congressman, poet, was born Nov. 12, 1770, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1815 he was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania, and served until 1819, after which he resided in Bordentown, N. J., until appointed judge of the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, when he returned to Philadelphia, and held this office until his death. He published many interesting addresses, and wrote the song Hail Columbia. He died Jan. 15, 1842, in Philadelphia, Pa.