William Hopkins (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian hardware merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan
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About William Hopkins (Canadian politician)
- William Hopkins (March 1, 1864 – January 11, 1935) was a hardware merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- He was mayor of Saskatoon from 1909 to 1910.He was born in Bentinck Township, Grey County, Canada West, the son of James Hopkins, who had served as township reeve.
- Hopkins was educated in Bentick and Hanover.
- He was employed by a woollen company in Hanover, then moved to Portage la Prairie in 1882, where he worked in a grocery store.
- Hopkins worked in stores in Brandon and Souris and then operated his own general store in Hartney from 1889 to 1896.
- He married Alice Jane Carson in 1895.
- In 1905, he opened a hardware store in Saskatoon and then, in 1908, a branch in Tessier.
- Hopkins served on the town council for Saskatoon from 1905 to 1908 and was president of the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities in 1909.
- Hopkins was also involved in real estate and insurance.
- He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.
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