Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson was an author and composer. He designed Continental paper money, the first United States coin, and two early versions of the American flag, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was also one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, as a delegate from New Jersey. He served in various roles in the early United States government including as a member of the Second Continental Congress and as a member of the Navy Board. He later became the first federal judge of the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania on September 30, 1789.
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Male
Birth Place
United States of America, Pennsylvania
Date of Death
May 9th, 1791
Died Aged
-178
Star Sign
Virgo
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