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Hopkinson Flag controversy
Francis Hopkinson started writing satires against [[British]] oppression of the colonies. He is considered by many to be the first American composer,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fHZFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR49 American Organ Quarterly, Volume 2]</ref> and played the organ at [[Christ Church, Philadelphia]] where he attended service.
Francis Hopkinson started writing satires against [[British]] oppression of the colonies. He is considered by many to be the first American composer,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fHZFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR49 American Organ Quarterly, Volume 2]</ref> and played the organ at [[Christ Church, Philadelphia]] where he attended service.
==American Revolution==
==Career==
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.
At the time of the American Revolution, Hopkinson was elected to the Second Continental Congress just in time to sign the Declaration. [[Hessian (soldier)|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 involved with the design of the American Flag, however there is some controversy as to his role and the design. No sketch of his design is believed to exist, but many believe the Hopkinson Flag to have had 13 stripes and a blue canton with 13 stars; the stars showing 6 points instead of the more common five. Several letters of correspondence to and from Hopkinson contain his request for compensation of the design.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WeUCGbaOgKQC&pg=PT48 Flag: An American Biography]</ref>
==Death==
==Death==