Biography

09/15/1750 - 11/29/1820

John Hopkins (Federalist4) Lancaster County 1814-1818

Early Life:

John Hopkins, born September 5, 1750, Pequea, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of John and Sarah Clemson Hopkins; enlisted, Private, 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line, Lancaster, 1780; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1796-1801; unsuccessful campaign, Commissioner, Lancaster County, 1809; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1812-1813; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1814-1818; married, Mary Richardson Hopkins, son, John Hopkins; died, November 29, 1820 (aged 70), interment, Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Compass, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Enlisted, Private, 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line, Lancaster, 1780. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1796-1801.

Unsuccessful campaign, Commissioner, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1809.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1812-1813.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Lancaster County, 1814-1818.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

John Hopkins (1750-1820) - Find a Grave Memorial