Bordentown - Hopkinson House (Joseph)
N 40° 08.913 W 074° 42.816
18T E 524393 N 4444284
Both Joseph Hopkinson who wrote "Hail Colombia" and Francis Hopkinson who signed the Declaration of indenpence lived here.
Waymark Code: WM8EG
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2006
Views: 27
Hopkinson, Joseph (1770-1842) — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 12, 1770. Son of Francis Hopkinson. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1815-19; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1821; federal judge, 1828; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837. Died January 15, 1842. Interment at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Bordentown, N.J.