John Burroughs Hopkins
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| Born | July 25, 1742 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Died | December 5, 1796 (aged 54) |
| Buried | North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island |
| Branch | Continental Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Gaspee Affair American Revolutionary War |
John Burroughs Hopkins (July 25, 1742 – December 5, 1796) was a captain of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
Biography[]
Hopkins was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Continental navy commander-in-chief Esek Hopkins. John Hopkins was one of seven commanders involved in the Gaspée Affair, in which a British ship was destroyed. This was one of the leading causes of the Revolutionary War. John B. Hopkins was made one of five captains under his father according to in, December 1775, the United States Congress Marine Committee's meeting to discuss ranking the officers. He served in distinction during the war, the Providence Gazette, on March 12, 1796, called him an "eminent nautical commander".
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- 1742 births
- 1796 deaths
- Continental Navy officers
- People from Newport, Rhode Island
- Burials at North Burying Ground (Providence)
- People of colonial Rhode Island
- People of Rhode Island in the American Revolution