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Stephen Hopkins at last finds his spot in Providence
The National Society of Colonial Dames of America hung a color portrait of Stephen Hopkins in the little red house he bought in 1742. The display pairs Hopkins with a copy of the Declaration of Independence, replacing a portrait likely of another Quaker. Hopkins, a Rhode Island governor, chief justice, Continental Congress member, and Brown University chancellor, is depicted at the site.
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Stephen Hopkins
Red House
Hopkins
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
Hopkinton
John Trumbull
Rhode Island
Superior Court
Continental Congress
Brown University