John Jay Hopkins

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John Jay Hopkins
Born	October 15, 1893 Santa Ana, California
Died	May 3, 1957 Washington, DC
Nationality	U.S.
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Founder and president of General Dynamics

John Jay Hopkins (October 15, 1893 - May 3, 1957) was founder and president of General Dynamics from 1952 to 1957.

Hopkins was born in Santa Ana, California.

He was assistant to the Treasury Secretary. In 1937, he joined Electric Boat as a lawyer, and eventually became director. In 1948, as president of Electric Boat, he purchased Canadair and created General Dynamics from that foundation in 1952.

Hopkins created the World Cup of Golf, which began as the Canada Cup (golf) in 1953, and donated the trophy for the event.

Hopkins died in Washington, DC.^[1]

References

↑ Staff report (May 4, 1957). J.J. HOPKINS DIES; INDUSTRIALIST, 63; Chairman of Billion-Dollar General Dynamics Corp. Built Navy's Nautilus. PROPOSED ATOM PLANS. Winner of '53 Alger Award. Also Worked on Missiles. Founded Golf Group Little Known to Public. Developed Big Concern. Sponsored Golf Matches. New York Times

Persondata
Name	Hopkins, John Jay
Alternative names
Short description	founder and president of General Dynamics
Date of birth	October 15, 1893
Place of birth	Santa Ana
Date of death	May 3, 1957
Place of death	Washington, DC

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