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On This Day 5/9/1791
5/26/2011 6:21:23 PM

Patriot politician and composer Francis Hopkinson dies

Francis Hopkinson, signer of the "Declaration of Independence" and the first American Secular composer, dies suddenly of a seizure in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Francis Hopkinson was born to an elite family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from the College of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1757.

Francis Hopkinson becae an attorney four years later. Francis Hopkinson then spent two years studying under his mother's relative, the Bishop of Worchester,in London, England before returning to the colonies with a lucrative royal appointment as the collector of customs for Salem, New Jersey in 1763.

Francis Hopkinson added New Castle, Delaware to his responsibilities in 1772. In 1774, Francis Hopkinson's revolutionary sentiments caused him to resign his post and return to private legal practice in Bordentown, New Jersey. Francis Hopkinson was elected as one of New Jersey's delegates to the Continental Congress in 1776 and soon after signed his name to the "Declaration of Independence".

As the "American Revolution" raged,Francis Hopkinson returned to serve in the colony of his birth in 1777, first on the Navy Board at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then as Treasurer of the Continental Loan Office in 1778 and finally with a seat on the Admiralty Court in Pennsylvania in 1779.

Francis Hopkinson joined Pennsylvania's Ratification Convention in 1787, and served on the bench of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1789 until his death.

In addition to his contributions to American history as a politician and jurist, Francis Hopkinson is known as the father of American Secular music, a talent complemented by his skills as a poet, playwright, and harpsichordist. Some of his compositions reflected his patriotism, including "The Battle of the Kegs", which described the Patriots early attempt to mine the Delaware River using barrels filled with powder. Francis Hopkinson also played a significant role in designing the first American flag.

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Francis Hopkinson American Patriot

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