Samuel Hopkins
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Samuel Hopkins may refer to:
- Samuel Hopkins (inventor)Samuel Hopkins (inventor)Samuel Hopkins was an American inventor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Pittsford, Vermont. On July 31, 1790, he was granted the first U.S. patent, under the new U.S. patent statute just signed into law by President Washington on April 10, 1790...
(1743–1818), American inventor who was awarded the first US patent for a process to refine potash - Samuel Hopkins (1721–1803), American clergyman who formulated a religious system called Hopkinsism or Hopkinsianism
- Samuel Hopkins (congressman)Samuel Hopkins (congressman)Samuel Hopkins was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Albemarle County, Virginia, Hopkins was educated by private tutors...
, (1753–1819), United States Congressman from Kentucky - Samuel I. HopkinsSamuel I. HopkinsSamuel Isaac Hopkins was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Owensville, Maryland, Hopkins moved to Anne Arundel County with his parents, who settled near Annapolis. He attended the common schools and graduated from Owensville Academy...
(1843–1914), U.S. Representative from Virginia - Samuel M. HopkinsSamuel M. HopkinsSamuel Miles Hopkins was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Salem, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1791, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Le Roy, Genesee County, New York in 1793...
(1772–1837), United States Representative from New York - Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin' HopkinsSam John Hopkins better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas...
, real name Sam Hopkins, guitarist