William W. Hoppin

William Warner Hoppin ( born September 1, 1807 in Providence, Rhode Iceland, † April 18, 1880 ) was an American politician and 1854-1857 Governor of the State of Rhode Iceland.

Early years and political rise

William Hoppin studied beyond primary school and the Hopkins School at Yale University. After studying law he was admitted in 1830 as a lawyer. After that he began in Providence to work in his new profession. Politically he was first a member of the Whigs; after its dissolution he joined the Know-Nothing Party in before he finally found his final political home in the Republican Party. Hoppin was a member of the City Council of Providence and completed a year in the Senate of Rhode Iceland.

Governor of Rhode Iceland and other CV

In 1854, Hoppin was chosen as the candidate of the Know-Nothings as the new governor of his state. After he was re-elected in each of the years 1855 and 1856, he could remain in this Office between May 2, 1854 and May 26, 1857. During this time he joined the Republican Party, whose national party he attended in 1856, at the John Charles Frémont was nominated as presidential candidate. In 1857, Hoppin rejected another bid from as governor.

After the end of his tenure, he was a lawyer again. In 1861 he was a member of a conference in Washington, which tried in vain at the last minute, to prevent the outbreak of civil war. In 1866 he was again a member of the State Senate. From 1867 to 1872 he was responsible for the registration of bankruptcies (Registrar in Bankruptcy ). Hoppin 1875 was elected to the House of Representatives from Rhode Iceland. He was also treasurer of a railroad company and president of the Providence Dyeing, Bleaching and call end ring Company. William Hoppin died in April 1880. Together with his wife Francis Street, he had two children.