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Frank E. Hopkins

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American politician

Frank Easton Hopkins (March 30, 1863 – February 26, 1933) was an American church music composer, book printer, and politician from New York.

Life

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Hopkins was born on March 30, 1863, inNew York City. He graduated fromBoston University in 1887.^[1]

For many years, Hopkins worked as a book designer forDe Vinne Press.^[2] In 1896, he established his own printing company,the Marion Press, inJamaica, Queens. He named it after his daughter, Marion Day.^[3] He also was an organist and choirmaster of theGrace Episcopal Church, and wrote choir music. He was an activefreemason, and served as master and organist of the Jamaica Lodge.^[4]

Hopkins was the unsuccessfulRepublican candidate for theNew York's 2nd congressional district in the1912,^[5]1914,^[6]1922,^[7] and1924 United States House of Representatives elections.^[8] In 1916, he was elected to theNew York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Queens County 4th District. He served in the Assembly in1917^[1] and1919.^[9]

Hopkins died inTopeka, 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

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^^a ^bMalcom, 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. Retrieved2020-09-30.
^Malcolm, James (1919).The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 154–155.