Frank E. Hopkins
Frank Easton Hopkins (March 30, 1863 – February 26, 1933) was an American church music composer, book printer, and politician from New York.
Life[edit]
Hopkins was born on March 30, 1863, in New York City. He graduated from Boston University in 1887.[1]
For many years, Hopkins worked as a book designer for De Vinne Press.[2] In 1896, he established his own printing company, the Marion Press, in Jamaica, Queens. He named it after his daughter, Marion Day.[3] He also was an organist and choirmaster of the Grace Episcopal Church, and wrote choir music. He was an active freemason, and served as master and organist of the Jamaica Lodge.[4]
Hopkins was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the New York's 2nd congressional district in the 1912,[5] 1914,[6] 1922,[7] and 1924 United States House of Representatives elections.[8] In 1916, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Queens County 4th District. He served in the Assembly in 1917[1] and 1919.[9]
Hopkins died in Topeka, Kansas, on February 26, 1933. He went to Topeka with his wife to visit their daughter and for health reasons.[4] He was buried in Grace Episcopal Churchyard in Jamaica, Queens.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Malcom, James (1917). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 174.
- ^ "Frank E. Hopkins" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXII, no. 27429. 28 February 1933. p. 19.
- ^ Hopkins, Frank Easton (April 1907). A List of Books Printed at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensborough, New-York, 1896-1906. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.: The Marion Press. pp. 5–7.
- ^ a b "Frank E. Hopkins, Jamaica Organist". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 92, no. 58. 28 February 1933. p. 15.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1913). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 672.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1915). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 707.
- ^ Malcolm, James (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 533.
- ^ "NY District 2 Race - Nov 04, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ Malcolm, James (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 154–155.
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