John Patrick Hopkins

John Patrick Hopkins (October 29, 1858 – October 13, 1918) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1893–1895) for the Democratic Party. John Patrick Hopkins was the first of nine Irish-American Catholic mayors of Chicago.

He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.

Famous quotes containing the word hopkins:

    I always knew in my heart Walt Whitman’s mind to be more like my own than any other man’s living. As he is a very great scoundrel this is not a pleasant confession.
    —Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)