 Born:17-Aug-1890
Birthplace:Sioux City, IA
Died:29-Jan-1946
Location of death:New York City
Cause of death:Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, IA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of Commerce, 1938-40 Instrumental in implementation of the New Deal. Father: David Aldona Hopkins
Mother: Anna Pickett Hopkins
Wife: Ethel Gross (m. Oct-1913)
Son: David (b. 1914, d. 1980)
Son: Robert (b. 1921)
Son: Stephen (b. 1925, d. 1944)
University:Grinnell College, Iowa (1912)
US Secretary of Commerce (1938-40)
Works Progress Administration Director (1933-34)
American Red Cross Director, Southeastern Region (1917-21)
Distinguished Service Medal Sep-1945
Traveled to the USSR 30-Jul-1941
Is the subject of books:
Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History,1948, Robert Sherwood
Minister of Relief: Harry Hopkins and the Depression,1963, Searle F. Charles
Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor, Defender of Democracy,1987, George McJimsey
Harry Hopkins: Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer,1999, June Hopkins
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