William Hopkins Canadian Politician - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 01, 1864 Died on 11 Jan 1935 (aged 70)

Canadian hardware merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan

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About William Hopkins Canadian Politician

  • William Hopkins (March 1, 1864 – January 11, 1935) was a hardware merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • He was mayor of Saskatoon from 1909 to 1910.He was born in Bentinck Township, Grey County, Canada West, the son of James Hopkins, who had served as township reeve.
  • Hopkins was educated in Bentick and Hanover.
  • He was employed by a woollen company in Hanover, then moved to Portage la Prairie in 1882, where he worked in a grocery store.
  • Hopkins worked in stores in Brandon and Souris and then operated his own general store in Hartney from 1889 to 1896.
  • He married Alice Jane Carson in 1895.
  • In 1905, he opened a hardware store in Saskatoon and then, in 1908, a branch in Tessier.
  • Hopkins served on the town council for Saskatoon from 1905 to 1908 and was president of the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities in 1909.
  • Hopkins was also involved in real estate and insurance.
  • He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

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