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==Politics==

==Politics==

Hopkins became a representative from Providence to the provincial assembly becoming Speaker. He would be reelected fourteen times, then appointed chief justice of the superior court. In 1754, he was a delegate from Rhode Island to the convention that met at Albany. His task would be to developing a plan uniting the colonies and arranging an alliance with the Indians. In 1756, Hopkins was elected governor of the colony and he held that office until 1764. In 1772, Hopkins was again elected to the general assembly and sponsored a bill that prohibited the importation of slaves into the colony. In August 1774, was elected with [[Samuel Ward]] to represent Rhode Island in the Continental Congress. In Congress he would tell a colleague,<ref>[http://virtualology.com/stephenhopkins.net/ Stephen Hopkins, Virtuology.com]</ref>

Hopkins became a representative from Providence to the provincial assembly becoming Speaker. He would be reelected fourteen times, then appointed chief justice of the superior court. In 1754, he was a delegate from Rhode Island to the convention that met at Albany. His task would be to developing a plan uniting the colonies and arranging an alliance with the Indians. In 1756, Hopkins was elected governor of the colony and he held that office until 1764. In 1770, Hopkins served as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, where one of the important cases he oversaw involved the [[Gaspee Affair]].

 

In 1772, Hopkins was again elected to the general assembly and sponsored a bill that prohibited the importation of slaves into the colony. In August 1774, was elected with [[Samuel Ward]] to represent Rhode Island in the Continental Congress. In Congress he would tell a colleague,<ref>[http://virtualology.com/stephenhopkins.net/ Stephen Hopkins, Virtuology.com]</ref>

{{cquote| The liberties of America would be a cheap purchase with the loss of but 100,000 lives.}}

{{cquote| The liberties of America would be a cheap purchase with the loss of but 100,000 lives.}}