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.

John Patrick Hopkins
35th Mayor of Chicago
In office
December 27, 1893  April 8, 1895
Preceded byGeorge Bell Swift (acting)
Succeeded byGeorge Bell Swift
Personal details
Born(1858-10-29)October 29, 1858
Buffalo, New York, US
DiedOctober 13, 1918(1918-10-13) (aged 59)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Political partyDemocratic
Signature

Hopkins was a close friend and a political ally of Roger Charles Sullivan.

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