William charles hopkinson biography
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William C. Hopkinson
William Charles Hopkinson (16 June 1880 – 21 October 1914) was an Indian police officer and later an immigration inspector in the Canadian Immigration Branch in Vancouver, British Columbia, who is noted for his role in infiltration and intelligence on the Ghadarite movement in North America in the early 1900s.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Hopkinson was born in Delhi on 16 June 1880. His father, William Hopkinson, was then a sergeant instructor of volunteers at Allahabad. His mother, Agnes Hopkinson, may have been an Indian woman, who used a European name.[4] Raised in India, he spoke Hindi, but did not speak Punjabi well.[5] He turned to others for translation of materials written in the Gurmukhi script.
Intelligence work
[edit]In 1903 or 1904, he became an inspector of police in Calcutta. Hopkinson came to Canada in late 1907 or early 1908, officially on leave, but pursuing investigations for the Criminal Intelligence Department in India.
In February 1909, he was hired by the Immigration Branch (part of the Department of the Interior), as an immigration inspector and interpreter. He later became chief assistant to the Canadian inspector of immigration.[6] Hopkinson continued to wor
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HOPKINSON, CHARLES WILLIAM
HOPKINSON, CHARLES WILLIAM (13 Apr. 1865-13 May 1950) was an architect, designer and builder of numerous clubs, churches and schools in Cleveland and its suburbs.
Born in Cleveland to Alanson and Harriet (Farland) Hopkinson, Charles attended public school in Cleveland and graduated from Cornell University (1887) with a B.S. in architecture.
Following his graduation, Hopkinson spent three years in New York City (1887-1890) working with the most prominent architects. In 1890 Hopkinson returned to Cleveland and opened his own architecture office.
Hopkinson concentrated his practice on private, rather than public, buildings and projects. Among his more notable designs are the Colonial & Clifton Club Houses in LAKEWOOD; Lakewood Public Library; the Rockefeller Mining Building at Case Tech; and the Hough Avenue Congregational Church. He also built additions to Lakeside Hospital, and supervised the overhaul of the GARFIELD MONUMENT located at LAKE VIEW CEMETERY.
Hopkinson belonged to numerous professional organizations including the Cleveland chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as president, and the Civil Engineers Club of Cleveland, also president.
Hopkinson married Franc Warren in 1889. They had a daughter Ruth. Hopkin