William Warner Hoppin was the 24th Governor of Rhode Island from 1854 to 1857.

Early life

Hoppin was a native of Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

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. He graduated from the Hopkins School

Hopkins School

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 in 1824 and then went to Yale University

Yale University

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 for his undergraduate degree and for law school.

Political career

In 1856 he became a delegate to the Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

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. His first elected office was to the Common Council of Providence in 1838. He was governor from the 2 May 1854 to 26 May 1857.

In 1861, he participated in the Peace Conference, and he was a staunch supporter of the Union cause during the war.

He is buried at Swan Point Cemetery

Swan Point Cemetery

Swan Point Cemetery is a cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Established in 1846 on a 60 acre plot of land. It has approximately 40,000 interments.- History :...

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