John Jay Hopkins (October 15, 1893 – May 3, 1957) was founder and president of

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from 1952 to 1957. Hopkins was born in

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. He was assistant to the

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. In 1937, he joined

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as a lawyer, and eventually became director. In 1948, as president of Electric Boat, he purchased Canadair and created

from that foundation in 1952. Hopkins created the golf

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, which began as the Canada Cup in 1953, and donated the trophy for the event. Hopkins died in

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.Staff report (May 4, 1957). J.J. HOPKINS DIES; INDUSTRIALIST, 63; Chairman of Billion-Dollar General Dynamics Corp. Built Navy's Nautilus. PROPOSED ATOM PLANS. Winner of '53 Alger Award. Also Worked on Missiles. Founded Golf Group Little Known to Public. Developed Big Concern. Sponsored Golf Matches. ''

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