John Hopkins (politician)

John Hopkins (born January 12, 1765 in Province of South Carolina , †  October 4, 1832 in Hopkins , South Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1806 and 1808 he was lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina.

Career

John Hopkins was the second of eleven children to John and Sarah Hopkins. The father originally worked as a surveyor for the British colonial administration and then became a plantation owner in Hopkins. Despite his youth, John took part in the final phase of the War of Independence as a soldier in the state militia in 1780 , during which time he became a prisoner of war for a short time. Afterwards, as a reward for his participation in the war, he received a land gift from the state, on which he set up his own plantation near his parents' estate, which he called the Cabin Branch .

In addition to his work as a plantation owner, he was also active in politics. Over the years he has held many local and state offices in his homeland. Between 1786 and 1788 he was a tax collector and head of the tax authorities. He was also a road commissioner in Richland County . There he also worked as a judge and justice of the peace. Hopkins joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In 1806 he was elected lieutenant governor of his state by the South Carolina General Assembly alongside Charles Pinckney . He held this office between December 9, 1806 and December 10, 1808. He was Deputy Governor .

Between 1810 and 1818 John Hopkins was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina , where he represented Richland County. He was the state commissioner for the public schools and curator of South Carolina College , the later University of South Carolina . He died in Hopkins on October 4, 1832.

Web links

• John Hopkins in the database of Find a Grave (English)