Henry Hopkins (November 30, 1837 – August 18, 1908) was an American
Congregationalist pastor and president of
Williams College.
Life and career
Henry Hopkins was born in
Williamstown, Massachusetts on November 30, 1837, the son of
Mark Hopkins.
He grew up in Williamstown and graduated from
Williams College in 1858, where he was a member of
The Kappa Alpha Society
The Kappa Alpha Society (), founded in 1825, was the progenitor of the modern fraternity system in North America. It is considered to be the oldest national, secret, Greek-letter social fraternity and was the first of the fraternities which wou ...
. He studied theology at
Union Seminary and was ordained as a minister in 1861.
Hopkins became president of Williams in 1902,
following the service of acting president
John Haskell Hewitt
John Haskell Hewitt (August 8, 1835 – October 8, 1920) was an United States of America, American classical scholar and educator, notable for serving as acting president of Williams College from 1901 to 1902.
Born in Preston, Connecticut, to Cha ...
, and served until his planned retirement in 1908. He died of
pneumonia on August 18, 1908, shortly after retiring while traveling in
Rotterdam.
References
External links
Henry Hopkins biographyvia Williams College
Henry Hopkins papersat Williams College Archives & Special Collections
1837 births
1908 deaths
American Christian clergy
People from Williamstown, Massachusetts
Presidents of Williams College
Williams College alumni
19th-century American clergy
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