Joseph Hopkinson

Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842, American jurist, b. Philadelphia; son of Francis Hopkinson. A successful lawyer, he helped to defend (1804) Justice Samuel Chase in impeachment proceedings and was associated with Daniel Webster in the Dartmouth College Case; he was also a Federalist Congressman (1815-19) and a federal judge. He is mainly remembered as the author (1798) of the words of Hail, Columbia.

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1798

"Hail Columbia." A popular patriotic song that refers to England and France but avoids partisanship. Hopkinson, a successful lawyer and future U.S. congressman, writes the song for the actor Gilbert Fox during a time of war fever against France.

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		Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/. Read more
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