Sherburne Hopkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sherburne Hopkins

American Lawyer

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1867

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1932

Profession: lawyer, lobbyist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sherburne Gillette Hopkins (October 5, 1867 – June 22, 1932) was an American lawyer and influential lobbyist in Washington DC.
His clients included oil tycoon Henry Clay Pierce, financier and "father of trusts" Charles Ranlett Flint, Guatemalan President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, and Mexican President Francisco I.
Madero among others.
He specialized in connecting American finance with Latin American revolutionaries.
"According to Who's Was Who in America, Hopkins specialized 'in internat.
matters and settlements with the Govt.
Adviser to several Latin Am.
govts.; adviser to provision govt.
of Mexico (Madero), 1911; constitutionalist govt.
of Mexico, 1913–14; to provision govt.
of Mexico (de la Huert[a]), 1920." The most revealing source for Hopkins's activities is his testimony before the U.S.
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.