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==American Revolution==
==American Revolution==
Hopkinson was elected to the Second Conintneal Congress just in time to sign the Declaration. Hessian militants attacked his residence and the family fled. They ransacked his house and plundered his possessions. In 1779, he was appointed the judge of the admiralty court of Pennsylvania, <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/HOPKINSON.htm Francis Hopkinson, USHistory.org]</ref> a position he held for ten years. Hopkinson was an active advocate for the new federal constitution. After the Constitution was adopted, George Washington had appointed Hopkinson Judge of the United States, for the district of Pennsylvania in 1790.
Hopkinson was elected to the Second Continental Congress just in time to sign the Declaration. Hessian militants attacked his residence and the family fled. They ransacked his house and plundered his possessions. In 1779, he was appointed the judge of the admiralty court of Pennsylvania, <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/HOPKINSON.htm Francis Hopkinson, USHistory.org]</ref> a position he held for ten years. Hopkinson was an active advocate for the new federal constitution. After the Constitution was adopted, George Washington had appointed Hopkinson Judge of the United States, for the district of Pennsylvania in 1790.
==Death==
==Death==