HOPKINS, ESEK
\hˈɒpkɪnz], \hˈɒpkɪnz], \h_ˈɒ_p_k_ɪ_n_z]\
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(1718-1802), of Rhode Island, was appointed commander-in-chief of the navy by the Continental Congress in 1775. In 1767, in command of the first colonial fleet, he captured the British ships "Hawke" and "Bolton." He was retired in 1777 for neglect to appear before the Naval Committee on a charge of unnecessary delays. He afterward was prominent in Rhode Island politics.
By John Franklin Jameson
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