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Edward Hopkins was born in 1600 in Shropshire
Shropshire

Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

Edward joined the New Haven Colony
New Haven Colony

The New Haven Colony was an England colonial venture in present-day Connecticut in North America from 1637 to 1662....
 in 1637. 2 months later he moved to Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
 and became its first proprieter
Proprietary colony

A proprietary colony is a colony in which one or more private land owners retain rights that are normally the privilege of the state, and in all cases eventually became so....
. In 1639 he became one of several Assistants to the General Court
Connecticut General Assembly

The Connecticut General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member lower house Connecticut House of Representatives and the 36-member upper house Connecticut Senate....
. Then, in 1640 Hopkins was elected Governor of the Connecticut Colony
List of Governors of Connecticut

File:M. Jodi Rell.jpgThe Governor of Connecticut is the head of the executive branch of Connecticut's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....
. Between 1640-1655, since a man could only serve a one-year term as governor consecutively at the time, Hopkins and John Haynes
John Haynes

John Haynes was a colonial magistrate, one time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and an eight-time governor of the Connecticut Colony....
 (Connecticut's first governor, elected 1639) would trade off as governor (save one term by George Wyllys), each serving as Deputy Governor
List of Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut

The following is a list of deputy or lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day....
 to the other when not governor.

Hopkins survived an assassination attempt in 1646 by a Native American tribe because Connecticut protected the chief of their rival tribe, advocated the New England Confederation
New England Confederation

The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a political and military alliance of the United Kingdom colony of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Connecticut Colony, and New Haven Colony....
, and made quite a bit of money as Governor with a variety of business interests throughout Connecticut.

Hopkins returned to England often during his (rotating) stint as Governor.






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Edward Hopkins was born in 1600 in Shropshire
Shropshire

Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

Edward joined the New Haven Colony
New Haven Colony

The New Haven Colony was an England colonial venture in present-day Connecticut in North America from 1637 to 1662....
 in 1637. 2 months later he moved to Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
 and became its first proprieter
Proprietary colony

A proprietary colony is a colony in which one or more private land owners retain rights that are normally the privilege of the state, and in all cases eventually became so....
. In 1639 he became one of several Assistants to the General Court
Connecticut General Assembly

The Connecticut General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member lower house Connecticut House of Representatives and the 36-member upper house Connecticut Senate....
. Then, in 1640 Hopkins was elected Governor of the Connecticut Colony
List of Governors of Connecticut

File:M. Jodi Rell.jpgThe Governor of Connecticut is the head of the executive branch of Connecticut's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....
. Between 1640-1655, since a man could only serve a one-year term as governor consecutively at the time, Hopkins and John Haynes
John Haynes

John Haynes was a colonial magistrate, one time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and an eight-time governor of the Connecticut Colony....
 (Connecticut's first governor, elected 1639) would trade off as governor (save one term by George Wyllys), each serving as Deputy Governor
List of Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut

The following is a list of deputy or lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day....
 to the other when not governor.

Hopkins survived an assassination attempt in 1646 by a Native American tribe because Connecticut protected the chief of their rival tribe, advocated the New England Confederation
New England Confederation

The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a political and military alliance of the United Kingdom colony of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Connecticut Colony, and New Haven Colony....
, and made quite a bit of money as Governor with a variety of business interests throughout Connecticut.

Hopkins returned to England often during his (rotating) stint as Governor. He became a commissioner of the Royal Navy (later admiralty commissioner
Admiralty

The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Originally exercised by a single person, the office of Lord High Admiral was from the 18th century onward almost invariably put "in commission", and was exercised by a Board of Admiralty....
), oversaw the printing of the New Haven Colony's first laws, and served in English Parliament.

Hopkins was elected a final time in 1655 (despite still being in England) as an attempt by Connecticut residents to draw back their well-respected governor. He did not return, however, and the lieutenant governor Thomas Welles served out Hopkins' final term.

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