Henry Hopkins (clergy)

For other people named Henry Hopkins, see Henry Hopkins (disambiguation).

Henry Hopkins (30 November 1837 – 28 August 1908) was an American clergyman and a noted president of Williams College.

Life and career

The son of Mark Hopkins, Henry Hopkins grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Williams College in 1858, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He studied theology at Union Seminary and was ordained as a minister in 1861.

Hopkins became president of Williams in 1902,^[1] following the service of acting president John Haskell Hewitt, and served until his planned retirement in 1908. He died of pneumonia shortly after retiring while traveling in Rotterdam.^[2]

References

^ Staff report (January 18, 1902). New President for Williams.; Selection of Dr. Henry Hopkins of Kansas City Unanimously Approved by Faculty and Undergraduates. New York Times
^ Staff report (August 19, 1908). Dr. Henry Hopkins Dies.; Ex-President of Williams College Dead at 'Rotterdam of Pneumonia. New York Times

External links

Henry Hopkins biography via Williams College

Academic offices
Preceded by John Haskell Hewitt	President of Williams College 1902–1908	Succeeded by Harry Augustus Garfield

Persondata
Name	Hopkins, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	American clergyman
Date of birth	30 November 1837
Place of birth
Date of death	28 August 1908
Place of death	Rotterdam